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TCG Letter #172 / Carpenter Letter #83


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Christopher Tolkien
Date
6 October 1944
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
In a newly published portion of this letterLetters, 2023[1] Tolkien remarks on what a wonderful week it has been for letters from Christopher. He hopes that letters from home will be delivered to him soon that include tobacco.

(Under Construction, Back Soon)

Tolkien makes reference to T.W. Earp being "the original twerp" and on John Garth's website is a fascinating article on this.Peter Gulliver wrote this article and was a guest poster on John Garth's website. See reference below linking to the article.[2]

1 Letters, 2023
2 Peter Gulliver wrote this article and was a guest poster on John Garth's website. See reference below linking to the article.
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References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 94-96, p. 440 (Carpenter notes)
In search of T.W. Earp and the origin of ‘twerp’, Posted 27 November, 2022 by Peter Gulliver
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 147-50, p. 626 (notas de Carpenter)
Fæder his suna (Father to Son. FS) No. 54
Note 1, from the first edition has been removed and replaced with a new note in 'Letters, 2023'.
J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend, p. 28 (item 45 contains minor quotes from this letter)


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