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TCG Letter #551


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mrs. Marcus
Date
10 July 1964
Type
Autograph/Typed Letter Signed
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In this typed letter with a hand written post script Tolkien discusses the development of The Lord of the Rings saying that Hobbits were not a late addition. Tolkien addresses his interests in languages, landscape, and history, and despairingly says that there are no English legends other than those in books and films.
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