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TCG Letter #717


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Charles Calleja
Date
1966
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes to explain that the second edition of The Hobbit is different to the original.
Notes
Charles Calleja gave some insights about the letter and his thoughts about Tolkien in an interview in 2012 with Times of Malta.
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