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TCG Letter #605 / Carpenter Letter #230


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Rhona Beare
Date
8 June 1961
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Answering various questions about The Lord of the Rings.

A photocopy of original letter with a complete transcript is held at the Marquette archives.
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References
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 437-38, p. 629 (Carpenter notes)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 307-08, p. 448 (Carpenter notes)
Marquette archive details., See 7/1/8
J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters to Rhona Beare
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, p. 447, p. 640 (notas de Carpenter)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 607
"The Other Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien", compiled by Jorge Quinonez (early 1990s), p. 3
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350


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