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TCG Letter #660
/ Carpenter Letter #287
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Joy Hill
Date
10 May 1966
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien’s telephone number was still in the Oxford directory, and he was sometimes bothered by calls from ‘fans’.
Notes
A harsh critique of a particular letter is quoted in
Chronology's
entry for this letter.
Tags
Fan mail response
Fandom
Joy Hill
Private life
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, pp. 368-9
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 698
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 525
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
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