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TCG Letter #967


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Donald Swann
Date
23 February 1966
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Writing to Donald Swann Tolkien mentions a BBC2 broadcast that he will sadly miss. Tolkien mentions he has succeeded in his battle with Ace noting that they will pay royalties on all copies sold and will not produce a new edition once stock has been exhausted.

He includes an extract of a letter from a letter from an American, Mrs. Clair Howard. Writing from New York she mentions a local FM radio station had an hours reading from The Lord of the Rings with music and song.

This letter is held at the Wade.
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Summary provided from a personal visit to the Marion E. Wade center archives


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