A lucky find

[wellinghall]

We found a copy of Humphrey Carpenter's "JRR Tolkien: A Biography" in an Oxfam bookshop this morning ... with a postcard from Carpenter to one of the Inklings, Robert Havard!

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[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

What a great find!

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

:D That's terrific! Cheers all round!

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

A great discovery - worth it for the documentary discovery!

[gurthaew.livejournal.com]

Rather better than the copy of David Day's Guide to Tolkien I found in the Tesco in Perivale. I will donate that to Tolkien to the world.

However - we did find Rikki's first edition LOTRs.

[adaese.livejournal.com]

As well as being an Inkling, Havard was doctor to Tolkien and to CS Lewis, and to their families. Apparently he was nicknamed "U.Q.", short for "Useless Quack", by the Inklings.

[philosophymom.livejournal.com]

Well done!

I also see a comment from LiveJournal saying that "Your entry got to top-25 of the most popular entries in LiveJournal!" Does this make you an Internet celebrity?