Dragaera

Esoteric yet Trivial Allusion in Sethra Lavode

Sat Apr 24 00:51:28 PDT 2004

From: "James Griffin" <umbraenoctis at hotmail.com>
>To my (sometimes faulty) recollection, no one has yet brought up this minute 
>allusion in the afterword (whatever it may be, that's what I'm calling it) 
>of Sethra Lavode. As noted in JRR's Letters, in which pub (aliased by the 
>initials B & B) did C. S. L. and T. meet? What do the initials B & B stand 
>for? (which fits the reference in the afterword of Sethra Lavode) Please use 
>spoiler space if replying to the list.

I got it at my first read.

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C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to meet at a pub called
"The Eagle and Child", which they nicknamed, "Bird and Baby".
Which could indeed be "Roast and Rugrat", yes. 

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