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TCG Letter #479 / Carpenter Letter #166

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Date

22 July 1955

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien expresses dissatisfaction with the current proofreading procedure and raises concerns about potential errors in the published volume.

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The Lord of the Rings

Runes

Dwarves

Middle-earth

References

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 222-3

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 486-7

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 323-24

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

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 333-5

Error in hardcover and Kindle editions: ŋ at the end of (p. 404) line 23 > ng at the end of (p. 404) line 23 p. 324

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