Tolkien! (No, not THAT Tolkien!)
Posted: January 24th, 2021, 5:32 pm
While I was looking for a particular early work by the famous Dr. Tolkien (I found what I was looking for, but it ended up being unusable), I came across some works by a different Tolkien! He was an American (or, perhaps, Canadian? depends on which obscure corner of the internet you end up in; apparently, he lived in both places), and, surprisingly (or not), was a distant cousin of J.R.R. Here's what looks to be the most reliable source I found about him: http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/2018/11/james-kenneth-tolkien-18811925-about.html
In any case, I came across two works, one of which actually contains the other.
The Inn of Gahnobway: https://archive.org/details/innofgahnobwaypo00tolkrich/
Note that there is no printed copyright visible in this scan. It is supposedly 1903. A story told through verse.
The Poetical Works of James Kenneth Tolkien: https://archive.org/details/poeticalworksofj00tolk/
1913. This book contains the Inn of Gahnobway and other poems, as well as a fairly detailed sketch of his life.
In any case, I came across two works, one of which actually contains the other.
The Inn of Gahnobway: https://archive.org/details/innofgahnobwaypo00tolkrich/
Note that there is no printed copyright visible in this scan. It is supposedly 1903. A story told through verse.
The Poetical Works of James Kenneth Tolkien: https://archive.org/details/poeticalworksofj00tolk/
1913. This book contains the Inn of Gahnobway and other poems, as well as a fairly detailed sketch of his life.