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Guide to Tolkien's Letters

Letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien: 1536 Carpenter's Letters: 354 Revised Letters: 508 New in Revised Letters: 154 Updated in Revised Letters: 46 By J.R.R. Tolkien but not in Letters: 1028 Letters to J.R.R. Tolkien: 673 Not to or from J.R.R. Tolkien: 534 All letters: 2743 Recent additions

The Lay of Beren and Luthien

(2 letters match)

1948

15 June [?1948]

J.R.R. Tolkien to Katharine Farrer

Carpenter #115

Tolkien opens this letter with apologies for his delayed reply. He says that he must have appeared ungrateful, but not only was he grateful, he was exci...

1972

J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien

Carpenter #340

Tolkien writes to Christopher about Edith, her headstone, his thoughts of her as Lúthien and a visit to GA&U's headquarters.

The Fall of Gondolin: Deluxe (UK, HB)

On This Day

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to C.L. Wrenn • 8 June 1950 (#2773)

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