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TCG Letter #804


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
George Burke Johnston
Date
24 May 1968
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
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Tolkien replies to a letter from George Burke Johnston thanking him for his gift and discussing the meaning of 'root' in the Troll's song.
Notes
George Burke Johnston printed a pamphlet, The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien. He sent Tolkien a "specially printed, specially bound copy of the booklet".
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