Letters 
TCG Letter #2016
From
Russell Meiggs (for Oxford Magazine)
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
August 1937
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Russell Meiggs (editor of the Oxford Magazine) writes to Tolkien with thanks for a copy of The Hobbit. The letter was described by Meiggs himself as an "uninvited testimonial" on the book, and Tolkien would send a copy to C.A. Furth at GA&U. Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to C.A. Furth • ?9 July 1937 (#1945)[1]
He says that the book will solve his "Christmas problem for a large number" of his god-children.
The letter is held with the Bodleian libraries Tolkien Papers.
He says that the book will solve his "Christmas problem for a large number" of his god-children.
The letter is held with the Bodleian libraries Tolkien Papers.
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