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TCG Letter #612 / Carpenter Letter #237


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Rayner Unwin
Date
12 April 1962
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses progress with The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
Notes
Chronology contains additional material quoted beyond what appears in Letters.
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References
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 445-46, pp. 629-30 (Carpenter notes)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 314-15, p. 449 (Carpenter notes)
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 455-6, pp. 640-1 (notas de Carpenter)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 621-2
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, A6, pp. 178-9; Di1, p. 350


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