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Brennan, David. The Hobbit: How Tolkien Sunk a German Anti-Semitic Inquiry Into His Race // Newsweek. 21 септември 2018. Посетен на юли. My great-great-grandfather came to England in the eighteenth century from Germany: the main part of my descent is therefore purely English, and I am an English subject – which should be sufficient.
Gray, Christopher. Affectionate memories of life at Christ Church // Oxford Mail. 2 January 2014. Посетен на 24 ноември 2023. Lemprière then turns to the fictional output of his colleague J.B. Timbermill and observes: 'I suppose that rum book of his might be called a novel of sorts.' The 'rum book' is Lord of the Rings...