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TCG Letter #425
/ Carpenter Letter #331
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
William Cater
Date
29 November 1971
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes to William Cater about the death of his wife, "Edith Tolkien" and his utter bereavement.
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Edith
Hotel Miramar
Personal
Private life
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 415
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, pp. 795-6
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, pp. 581-82, p. 635 (Carpenter note)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend
, p. 85 (see item 250)
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 591, p. 647 (notas de Carpenter)
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