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TCG Letter #817


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Tom Shippey
Date
13 April 1970
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien replies to Tom remarking on his paper 'The Author as Philologist'.
Notes
Joy Hill from George Allen & Unwin had attended a Tolkien conference that Tom Shippey spoke at, and took a copy of his presentation to show to Tolkien.

The first publication of excerpts from the letter are to be found in The Road to Middle-earth, 1992 (2nd ed.), p. xv and another excerpt was published in Lembas Extra 1995.
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References
"Dear Mr. Shippey" YouTube video from Dr. Shippey, J.R.R. Tolkien's Letter to Tom Shippey (April 1970)
Tom Shippey
'Tolkien and the West Midlands: the Roots of Romance' by T.A. Shippey, Lembas Extra 1995, pp. 9-10
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 786 (?12 April entry, Shippey has confirmed it was dated the 13th by Tolkien though)
Tolkien's letter to Shippey, April 1970 [Uncertain date?], TolkienGuide discussion
'Long Evolution: The History of Middle-earth and Its Merits', Arda, vol. 7 (1992 for 1987), pp. 29-30


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