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TCG Letter #2018


From
Hilary Tolkien
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
24 September 1937
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Hilary writes to Tolkien thanking him for sending a copy of The Hobbit. He will read it soon and then will read it with Gabriel, his eldest son. He also encloses their Aunt Jane (Neave's) address for Tokien to send her a copy of The Hobbit.Chronology, p. 215[1]

This letter is found among the Bodleian libraries Tolkien Papers.

1 Chronology, p. 215
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 215, p. 844 (note for 21 September)
The History of the Hobbit: One Volume Edition, p. 881, p. 890 (quotes from letter)
We note our thanks to Christine McIllwaine for further details on the archival details of this letter.
MS. Tolkien 21, fol. 127-128


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