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TCG Letter #314 / Carpenter Letter #132


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Father John Tolkien
Date
10 February 1952
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes to his son John about a meal that he had with Lewis, which they called the 'ham-feast'.
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References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), p. 161, p. 443 (Carpenter note)
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), p. 233, p. 621 (Carpenter note)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 404 (entry for 7 February 1952)
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, p. 244, p. 631 (notas de Carpenter)
The Inklings - C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and their friends, Contains the signatures of the Inklings thanking Dr Firor for an earlier ham (March 1948)


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