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TCG Letter #517 / Carpenter Letter #171


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Hugh Brogan
Date
18 September 1955
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien addresses the criticism of his use of deliberate archaism in his writing and strongly defends his choice to use this in The Lord of the Rings as he feels it is much more applicable than modern English.
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