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TCG Letter #2553


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Stanley Unwin
Date
8 July 1947
Type
Unknown
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Tolkien replies to Stanley Unwin's Telegram, accepting his offer to lunch the following day on 9 July.

Notes
The two men dine at the Reform Club, where they agree that Rayner Unwin should read The Lord of the Rings in instalments as Tolkien completes them.
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