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TCG Letter #539


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
The Secretary, The Royal Society of Literature
Date
10 January 1964
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien was asked to write an obituary for the Royal Society's journal. He suggests Owen Barfield may be willing. Tolkien writes, saying that "I feel his loss so deeply that I have since his death refused to write or speak about him".
Notes
The letter is quoted from in the article "Literary Greats Exposed as Gossips and Snipes" by Martin Bentham and is published in the Sunday Telegraph, 7 February 1999.
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We extend our thanks to Beppe Pezzini for his assistance with the content of this letter
Sunday Telegraph, 7 February 1999


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