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| Richard at the 1987 Mythcon in Milwaukee |
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| Myself and Richard at the 1992 Tolkien Centenary Conference in Oxford |
Monday, November 30, 2020
RIP: Richard C. West (1944-2020)
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| Richard at the 1987 Mythcon in Milwaukee |
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| Myself and Richard at the 1992 Tolkien Centenary Conference in Oxford |
Richard's passing is a real loss to Tolkiendom. He belonged to that early group of readers who produced many of the best Tolkien and Mythopoeic fanzines. I'm glad that there was a late last (I suppose) issue of Orcrist a few years ago, with Richard's involvement. I never met him, but his emails seemed to me the communications of a gentleman.
ReplyDeleteDale Nelson
The copy of Richard's "Tolkien criticism : an annotated checklist" in the Lancaster University Library was the book that started me collecting Tolkien and the revised edition was one of the first books about Tolkien I bought. We corresponded briefly when I ordered back issues of Orcrist (in the days of letters and US$ money orders). I met him in passing at the 1987 Mythcon (my first) which inspired me to get involved in running the 1992 centenary conference where I again met him briefly. He inspired me and will be missed.
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