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TCG Letter #523


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mr. and Mrs. Kloos
Date
18 April - 6 May 1963
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes about his inspirations for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Notes
This letter is a reply to the Kloos's letter from March. It was started on April 18, but pain from fibrositis forced Tolkien to stop until May 6 when the letter was completed.

Excerpts are published in The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion.
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