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TCG Letter #207
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Nancy Smith
Date
12 March 1958
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien provided answers to Nancy's questions on the Index.
Notes
Following the publication of the third volume from Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings
, many readers' demands grew for an index or glossary that would help navigate the three volumes. Rayner Unwin entrusted editor and family friend Nancy Smith to the task. During that time she and J.R.R. Tolkien corresponded with each other to work out questions of that index.
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Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Nancy Smith
• 27 May 1958
(#338)
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
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