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TCG Letter #25 / Carpenter Letter #22


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
C.A. Furth
Date
4 February 1938
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien sends to his publisher, the first chapter of a new book, the sequel to The Hobbit. ‘A Long-expected Party’, the first chapter of this book, the not yet titled The Lord of the Rings. He also encloses errata for The Hobbit found by a reader, and his son Christopher. Tolkien confirms that he has received the four copies of the Hobbit.
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References
A photocopy of this letter was included in a 1987 press packet sent to a Blackwell's executive
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), reproduced on plate facing p. [v] in 1st UK edition only, p. 28, p. 435 (Carpenter note)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend, p. 57 (see item 147 which includes an image of the letter)
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, p. 49, p. 618 (notas de Carpeneter)


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