TCG Letter #654 / Carpenter Letter #281

Tolkien writes about a new UK paperback edition of The Hobbit. He comments on replacing the note explaining Bilbo's changed story and the two Thrains with some answers to frequently asked questions. He suggests a small change to the map to mark the ruined bridge at the first great bend of the river. He notes that the pictures in the Japanese Hobbit he has just received are "in many ways astonishing".