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TCG Letter #1016


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
The New York Times Book Review
Date
5 June 1955
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien responded to a request as to what makes him 'tick'.
Notes
Quotes from this letter were printed in the 5 June 1955 New York Times Book Review article 'In and Out of Books: Oxford Calling' by Harvey Breit, and some quotes from this letter were printed in Carpenter's Letters in the introduction to Carpenter's Letter #165 (J.R.R. Tolkien to Houghton Mifflin Co., 30 June 1955).
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