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