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TCG Letter #1107


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mr. Killion
Date
20 August 1913
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien is concerned that the boys need entertainment and has bought various books cheap for them to read such as King Solomon's Mines.
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References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 50-52 (read from ?Late July 1913 - 30 August-1 September 1913)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 51-2
Christie's Auction Lot 228 8th April 2003 sold for USD 7,170
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, See pp.67-8, for further discussion of Tolkien's trip to Paris.


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