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TCG Letter #1042

From

Joy Hill

To

Phil Rose

Date

Jan 4, 1973

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Joy Hill responds to a fan query about The Silmarillion, saying that for death duty (tax) reasons, it cannot be published while he is alive.

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The Silmarillion

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References

note

Excerpt published in Mythprint, Vol. 7 no. 5 (May 1973), p. 7 (note that the issue incorrectly states v7n4, April on the cover)

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