{"id":210,"date":"2026-03-21T13:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/?p=210"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:50:23","slug":"1966-diplomat-tolkien-on-tolkien-1st-edition-magazine-the-saturday-evening-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"1966 \u2013 Diplomat\u00a0(Tolkien on Tolkien) \u2013 1st Edition \u2013 Magazine \u2013 The Saturday Evening Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/tolkienbooks.net\/php\/details2.php?id=574\">https:\/\/tolkienbooks.net\/php\/details2.php?id=574<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Contains an autobiographical article:&nbsp;<em>Tolkien on Tolkien<\/em>&#8216;. See page 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was compiled by mixing extracts from an autobiographical statement prepared by Tolkien in 1955 and from a letter to Nancy Smith sent in January 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complete statement from 1955 was published in&nbsp;<em>The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien<\/em>&nbsp;together with three paragraphs taken from the letter to Nancy Smith. (See Letter No.165)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Full Title<\/strong>: Diplomat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Author<\/strong>: Tolkien<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artist<\/strong>: N\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rarity<\/strong>: Rare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: \u200e Diplomat Publications Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publication date<\/strong>: \u200e 1966<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edition<\/strong>: \u200e First Edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Print length<\/strong>: \u200e N\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISBN-10<\/strong>: \u200eN\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISBN-13<\/strong>: \u200e N\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Item Weight:<\/strong> \u200e ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: \u200e ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diplomat.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From https:\/\/tolkienbooks.net\/php\/details2.php?id=574 Contains an autobiographical article:&nbsp;Tolkien on Tolkien&#8216;. See page 39. This was compiled by mixing extracts from an autobiographical statement prepared by Tolkien in 1955 and from a letter to Nancy Smith sent in January 1964. The complete statement from 1955 was published in&nbsp;The Letters of J.R.R. 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