TCG Letter #744

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Roger Verhulst

Date

8 April 1966

Type

Typed Letter

Transcript

Complete

Tolkien replies to Roger Verhulst's 2nd March letter about the US paperback rights to Essays Presented to Charles Williams, and he reiterates his objections to a proposed book about him by W.H. Auden, and mentioning work on The Silmarillion.

Tags

Biographical

Charles Williams

Middle-earth

Publishing

The Silmarillion

W. H. Auden

Related Letters

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Roger Verhulst • 3 May 1966 (#745)

Letter from Roger Verhulst to J.R.R. Tolkien • 2 March 1966 (#1834)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Roger Verhulst • 4 December 1967 (#746)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Roger Verhulst • 3 May 1966 (#1835)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Roger Verhulst • 9 March 1966 (#724)

Letter from Roger Verhulst to J.R.R. Tolkien • 2 March 1966 (#1834)

Carpenter #284: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to W.H. Auden • 23 February 1966 (#657)

References

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 695

Christies auction page, GBP 1,375

W.H. Auden Encyclopedia, p. 260 contains a brief quote from the letter re. Tolkien's house

Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 28 November 2011 (lot 257)

Tolkien & The Silmarillion

W.H. Auden: A Legacy

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