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TCG Letter #996

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

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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