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TCG Letter #1454 / Carpenter Letter #188a

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Hugh Brogan

Date

3 April 1956

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien tells Hugh that although he will be delighted to see him, there are few hobbits left in Old Marston and Old Headington.

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