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TCG Letter #388 / Carpenter Letter #205b

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Messrs. Voorhoeve en Dietrich

Date

2 April 1958

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien writes a letter thanking Mr. Ouboter regarding his visit to Holland. He says that the sooner he can return there, the better.

Notes

A quote from this letter appears in Lembas Volume 2 number 10 (1983), p. 22.

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