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TCG Letter #361


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Colin Smythe
Date
4 June 1968
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien thinks perhaps he might find a poem about "Westernesse" that would suit. He is leaving Oxford, so Smythe should write to Allen & Unwin moving forward.
Notes
On April 11, Colin Smythe wrote back to Tolkien, saying he will look for Winter's Tales For Children but hopes Tolkien could provide a new poem, and also expresses hope that The Silmarillion will be published soon.

Mentioned in "Eorclanstanas or The Hobbitiana" (Precious Stones), M. Hime bookseller catalog, 1980, item #45
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References
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Dii46, p. 361; Dii55, pp. 362-3
Eorclanstanas/Hobbitiana, Precious Stones - All who wander are not lost, Item 45
Melissa and Mark Hime, Catalogue 8: Holding Together, 1983, item 30


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