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TCG Letter #387 / Carpenter Letter #315

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J.R.R. Tolkien

Michael George Tolkien

Date

1 January 1970

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien discusses his problems with progressing the Silmarillion.

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LECTURE ON J.R.R. TOLKIEN GIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY SOCIETY ON 2nd MAY, 1989, by Michael George Tolkien

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), p. 404, p. 453 (Carpenter note)

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), p. 566, p. 635 (Carpenter note)

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 785

J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, p. 576, p. 646 (notas de Carpenter)

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Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien • 17 July 1944 (#2408)

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Jul 12-18 The Inklings and Nature: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield and Williams - Dr Gabriel Schenk Brasenose College, Oxford, OX1 4AJ (UK Event)

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Jul 16-18 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 25th Anniversary Concert Peacock Theater, 777 Chick Hearn Court Los Angeles, CA 90015 (USA Event)

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