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TCG Letter #996


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
David Best
Date
17 May 1967
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
In this letter Tolkien replies that he has received David's Tom Bombadil Part 1 in English runes and remarks that it is "very correct".
Notes
This letter was featured on the BBC's Repair Shop broadcast on 25th January 2023 (see reference).
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