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TCG Letter #843


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Canon Norman S. Power
Date
8 July 1973
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien sends Canon Power a signature with a copy of a publication. He mentions his childhood, growing up in Birmingham, and J. H. Shorthouse's book John Inglesant.
Notes
The letter was transcribed in Mallorn 9 from the Tolkien Society.

Portions of this letter (some incorrectly quoted) are reproduced in Tablet (London, 20/27 December 1975, pp. 1247-8).
Tags
References
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Dii32, p. 358
"The Other Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien", compiled by Jorge Quinonez (early 1990s), p. 9
Mallorn Number 9, p. 19
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