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TCG Letter #800

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

To

John Leyerle

Date

28 April 1967

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien replies to a letter from Leyerle which had been hand delivered to him by William Ready. Tolkien has ceased work on his translation of The Owl and the Nightingale.

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References

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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 732

note

The excerpts found in Chronology (see ref) is the only published quote from the letter.

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