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TCG Letter #585
/ Carpenter Letter #212
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Rhona Beare
Date
14 October 1958
Type
Draft
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien describes the creation of the World and then of the Dwarves by Aulë in draft that was never sent to Beare.
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Ainur
Elvish
Elves
Men
Dwarves
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Invented languages
Middle-earth
References
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, pp. 405-09, p. 628 (Carpenter note)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, pp. 284-87, p. 448 (Carpenter note)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 562
Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many
, pp. 147, 235, 235-6
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, pp. 415-9, p. 639 (notas de Carpenter)
War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 77
Tolkien Estate where this letter can be read freely.
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
John William Houghton, "Augustine and the Ainulindale," Mythlore 21, 1 (1995)
, p. 8n13 citation from p. 286 ['Letters', 1981].
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