'J.R.R. Tolkien Snubs a German Publisher Asking for Proof of His “Aryan Descent” (1938)'

'I am not of Aryan extrac­tion: that is Indo-Iran­ian; as far as I am aware none of my ances­tors spoke Hin­dus­tani, Per­sian, Gyp­sy, or any relat­ed dialects. But if I am to under­stand that you are enquir­ing whether I am of Jew­ish ori­gin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ances­tors of that gift­ed peo­ple.'

https://www.openculture.com/2014/04/j-r-r-tolkien-snubs-a-german-publisher.html

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