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TCG Letter #1408 / Carpenter Letter #97b


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
E.H. Connor
Date
23 February 1945
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses Chaucer, saying he had “little learning”, some Latin skill but lacked the talent for prose.
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