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TCG Letter #1477 / Carpenter Letter #239a


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Rayner Unwin
Date
21 July 1962
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien informs Rayner Unwin that he is now "in residence" until 2 October and will return on 10 October as he is once again involved in term. He is standing in for C.L. Wrenn. A pleasant surprise but timing is not.

Rayner had asked him for a list of addresses and Tolkien says that he hopes to have a list made from his fan mail but at present has no help. He mentions a project led by composer Thea Musgrave, who wishes to write a musical based on The Lord of the Rings. The text would be adapted by Scottish author and poet Maurice Lindsay. Tolkien describes her visit.
Notes
Rayner had written to Tolkien (8 June 1962) and asked if he had kept any fan mail that Allen & Unwin could extract names and addresses from to send information on the new book.

See Chronology, p. 624 and 626 for further information.
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