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TCG Letter #717

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

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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