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TCG Letter #885


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
George Allen & Unwin
Date
29 April 1956
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Tolkien wrote to his publisher saying that he was being "honoured/or pestered by would-be illustrators".
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The excerpt found in Chronology (see ref) is the only published quote from the letter.
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 518


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