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TCG Letter #214

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Joyce Biddell

Date

24 October 1955

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien expresses pleasure that his books cheered her.

Notes

The recipient may be Joyce Biddell of Maidstone, Kent, who adapted the novel for the stage in 1960 (see Hammond and Anderson, p.98).

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