Dear Mistress Ellwood

Volume 6 Number 3 Article 3 6-15-1979 Dear Mistress Ellwood Norman S. Power Anne Scott Frederic Luther Edgar L. Chapman George H. Thomson See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Power, Norman S.; Scott, Anne; Luther, Frederic, et al. (1979) "Dear Mistress Ellwood," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 6 : No. 3 , Article 3. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol6/iss3/3 This Letter is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To join the Mythopoeic Society go to: http://www.mythsoc.org/join.htm Online Winter Seminar February 4-5, 2022 (Friday evening, Saturday all day) https://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/ows-2022.htm Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien Albuquerque, New Mexico; July 29 - August 1, 2022 http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-52.htm Additional Keywords Mary Janis Johnson Authors Norman S. Power, Anne Scott, Frederic Luther, Edgar L. Chapman, George H. Thomson, Margaret L. Carter, Margaret R. Purdy, Ruth Berman, Valerie Hughes Protopapas, and Mary Janis Johnson This letter is available in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol6/iss3/3 D e a r M is tre s s E llw o o d N o rm a n S . Pow er " N o t f o r s a l e I 'm a f r a i d , " h e s a i d . " N o r i f i t c o m e s t o t h a t , Q u e e n V i c t o r i a 's p e r s o n a l a p p e a l t o A b r a h a m L in c o ln ." 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H a y k i n 's p r o f o u n d k n o w l e d g e o f p a t r i s t i c h i s t o r y a n d l i t e r a t u r e e n a b l e h im t o s t a t e c o n c lu s iv e ly t h a t S t. I g n a tiu s o f A n tio c h n e v e r w ro te a tr e a tis e a g a in s t th e G n o s tic s , a n d to w o n d e r w h e th e r Ire n a e u s. C hapm an R oad L o n d o n W5 2H P E n g la n d a u th o r s u c h a s S t. B e n ja m in D a n c e r , a m a n o n 8 O c to b e r 1812, h av e b een a firs t o lk ie n . T h a t g r a n d f a t h e r , n a m e d J o h n B e n ja m in T o lk i e n , w a s b o r n in 18 0 7 in L o n d o n , a c c o r d i n g to H u m p h r e y C a r p e n t e r 's b io g ­ r a p h y o f JR R T o lk ie n . J o h n B e n ja m in D a n c e r 's m o t h e r w a s n a m e d A n n a M a r ia T o l k i e n , b o r n 1 7 7 9 o r 1 7 8 0 , a n d h e r m a r r ia g e to J o s ia h D a n c e r a t t h e c h u r c h o f S t. J a m e s , C le r k e n w e ll, w a s w itn e s s e d b y " J . B . " a n d " E ." T o lk ie n . E ll e r o th d o e s n o t c h a n g e h is n a m e ; h e r e tw o d i s t i n c t c h a ra c te rs a re c o n fu se d . T h e m o st b rillia n t p a r t o f th e b o o k is t h e 'r e p o r t ' b y t h e e d u c a t e d , lib e r a l a n d e n lig h te n e d A m b a s s a d o r to h is p h il o s o p h e r - k in g . H e re p o r ts th e " s u p e r­ s t it io n ," s a y s h e f in d s it c h a r m in g .. .a n d t h a t it m ig h t b e " u s e f u l" in " o u r o w n c o u n t r y " to h e lp p e o p le c a r e m o re f o r c h ild re n . In h is k i n d l y , s o - c l e v e r w a y , h e a ls o s e e k s to m a n ip u la te b y c o n d e s c e n s io n a n d p a tr o n a g e ; h e , to o , n e v e r a s k s " I s it tr u e ? C a n it b e t h a t it r e a lly w a s a R e v e la tio n ? A n d if s o , w h a t d o e s it m ean ?" ( T h e c l u e is in t h e q u o t e fro m J u n g o n f ly le a f .) 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O n A p ril 2 8 , 1 977 I o r d e r e d : T o lk ie n : A B io g ra p h y . C a rp e n te r (A ls o a b o o k b y N o e l, $ 7 .9 5 , w h ic h w a s a f t e r so m e d e la y r e c e iv e d .) A U .S . M o n ey O r d e r c o v e r in g $ 1 0 .0 0 w a s e n c l o s e d . T u r n in g to C e n tu r i e s , w e fin d t h a t th is id e a t h a t a ll C r e a t i o n is G o d 's g i f t t o e v e r y s i n g l e m a n i s T r a h e r n e ' s m a jo r th e m e . T h e a v o w e d s u b je c t is t h e w in n in g o f F e l i c i t y t h r o u g h t h e c o n t e m p l a t i o n o f G o d 's l o v e , a n d t h e q u ic k e s t r o u te to s u c h F e lic ity is b y re a liz in g t h e b o u n ty o f G o d 's g i f t s t o u s . F o r e x a m p le , " a s h e m a k e th o n e , so h e m a k e th e v e r y o n e t h e e n d o f t h e W o r l d ... I a lo n e am t h e e n d o f t h e W o r ld : A n g e l s a n d m e n b e i n g a ll m in e " ( F i r s t C e n t u r y , M e d ita tio n 1 5 ) . " T h e L aw s o f G od d is ­ c o v e r a ll t h a t is t h e r e i n to b e c r e a t e d f o r y o u r s a k e " ( F i r s t C e n t u r y , M e d ita tio n 2 0 ). 1 0 .0 0 $ 2 8 .4 0 N oel p lu s th e N o n e o f th e b o o k s e x c e p t N oel a r r iv e d . O n J a n . 16, 1978 I w ro te r e q u e s tin g th a t th e b o o k s b e s e n t o r m y m oney re fu n d e d . O n a p o s t c a rd p o s tm a rk e d 27 J a n . 1978 I w a s in fo rm e d t h a t th e y w e re " c u r r e n tl y p r o c e s s in g a re f u n d ." W hen th i s d id n o t a r r iv e I w ro te o n A p ril 3 , 1978 d e m a n d in g th e r e f u n d . A p o s t c a r d l a t e in A p r il in f o r m e d m e th a t a re fu n d h ad b een s e n t, ch e c k #4487. "If you h av e not b y n o w re c e iv e d t h i s , p le a s e le t u s k n o w so w e m a y v o id t h a t c h e c k a n d is s u e a new o n e ." I w r o te o n M ay 6 , 1978 a s k in g th e m to is s u e a n e w c h e c k s in c e th e p r e v io u s o n e h a d n o t b e e n r e c e iv e d . In L e t t e r s to M a lc o lm L e w is u n f o l d s a s e c o n d p r in c ip le im p o r ta n t to h is w o r ld - v ie w , a t h e o r y o f a d o r a ­ tio n . C h a p t e r X V II t e l l s t h e s e c r e t o f f i n d i n g a n d w o r ­ s h i p p in g G od in p l e a s u r e s , e v e n t h e s m a lle s t p l e a s u r e s o f e v e r y d a y life . T o e n j o y G o d 's g i f t s w i t h o u t r e c o g n i z i n g t h e i r s o u r c e is b lin d n e s s . " I t ( th e p le a s u re ) is a m e s s a g e . W e k n o w w e a re b e in g to u c h e d b y a f i n g e r o f th a t r i g h t h a n d a t w h ic h t h e r e a r e p le a s u r e s f o r e v e r m o r e ." " W e ... s h a ll I h a v e n o t h e a rd a w o rd s in c e th e n a n d it a p p e a r s m y $ 2 8 .4 0 U . 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H is a t t i t u d e m a y b e s u m m e d u p in t h e s t a t e m e n t , " Y o u n e v e r e n jo y t h e w o r ld a r i g h t , ti ll y o u s e e h o w a s a n d e x h i b i t e t h t h e w is d o m a n d p o w e r o f G od" ( F i r s t C e n t u r y , M e d ita tio n 2 7 ) . L e w is ' c a u tio n t h a t w e m u s t l e a r n a d o r a t i o n , f r o m t h e s m a ll t o t h e g r e a t , is f o r e s h a d o w e d b y T r a h e r n e ( F i r s t C e n t u r y , M e d ita tio n I am s e n d in g a c o p y o f th i s l e t t e r to T -K G r a p h ic s ; a ls o a c o p y to M y t h lo r e w h o s e e d it o r a n d r e a d e r s s h o u ld b e e s p e c ia lly in t e r e s t e d in th e n e g lig e n c e o f t h i s c o m p a n y , b o t h in s u p p l y i n g b o o k s a d v e r t i s e d a n d in r e f u n d i n g m o n e y . M a rg a re t L . n o t if w e h a v e 9204 0 21): W e k n o w fro m a q u o t a t i o n in L e t t e r s to M a lc o lm t h a t C . S . 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