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TCG Letter #36 / Carpenter Letter #32


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
John Masefield
Date
27 July 1938
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien responds to Mr. Masefield regarding the lines provided for a performance. Tolkien expresses no objection to being preceded by the lines and defers to Masefield's authority as the Master of the Diversions.
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References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 39-40
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 50-51, p. 611 (Carpenter note)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 233
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350
Bodleian Library archives - MS. Eng. lett. c. 255, fols. 168
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 61-2, pp. 619-20 (notas de Carpenter)


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