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TCG Letter #586 / Carpenter Letter #214

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

A.C. Nunn

Date

[late 1958-early 1959]

Type

Draft

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien describes Hobbit history and the process of giving and receiving gifts in the Shire.

Tags

Hobbits

The Shire

Sam

Frodo

Bilbo

Middle-earth

The Lord of the Rings

References

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 412-20, p. 628 (Carpenter notes)

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 289-96, p. 448 (Carpenter notes)

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 565

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 422-30, p. 639 (notas de Carpenter)

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

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