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TCG Letter #1444 / Carpenter Letter #158a

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Rayner Unwin

Date

20 December 1954

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien apologizes to Rayner for not having sent off the "main matter"^{The Appendices for The Lord of the Rings[1]} earlier, and he details the hectic year he has had. "More than any one person could cope with."

¹ The Appendices for The Lord of the Rings ↩

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