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TCG Letter #728


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mr Anthony D. Howlett
Date
28 May 1969
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses the Elvish spelling of Rivendell.
Notes
Only the first page is available.

Anthony Howlett, born in 1924 in Peterborough, was a barrister for the Board of Trade and was Remembrancer of the City of London.A senior official and chief law officer for the City of London Corporation.[1] He revived the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, growing it to one of the biggest literary societies in Britain at that time in the years after World War II. He attended King's College before taking part in the D-Day landings. After the war he studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge. He died in August, 2003 at the age of 78.

1 A senior official and chief law officer for the City of London Corporation.
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References
Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001 Lot 557


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