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TCG Letter #442


From
J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien
To
Dorothy Wood
Date
?4-?9 May 1971
Type
Telegram
Transcript
Unknown
Tolkien and Edith send a telegram in honour of her eightieth birthday.

Mrs Dorothy Grace Wood (née Mountain) and Tolkien were cousins. Her mother was Grace Mountain (née Tolkien) and the sister of J.R.R. Tolkien’s father, Arthur. As a child, J.R.R. Tolkien spent several holidays with his paternal aunt in Northumberland. In later life Tolkien and “Ding” (as she was called by close relatives) renewed their friendship.
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