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TCG Letter #477 / Carpenter Letter #164


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Naomi Mitchison
Date
29 June 1955
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien describes a challenging and overwhelming period with an excessive workload, emphasizing the strain it has taken. He mentions booksellers, including Mr. Wilson of the London bookshop, James Bumpus books, suggesting that late September is now considered an appropriate time for publication. The author hints at the possibility of "Allen and Unwin" considering the "earlier historyThe Silmarillion[1] " in some form of a similar length to The Fellowship of the Ring.

1 The Silmarillion
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References
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350; Dii38, p. 359
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Catalogue of Valuable Autograph Letters, Literary Manuscripts and Historical Documents, London 12-13 December 1977, lot 366


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