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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: 530 All letters: 2739 Recent additions

Switzerland

(3 letters match)

1961

4 November 1961

J.R.R. Tolkien to Joyce Reeves

Carpenter #232

Tolkien talks about his pre-WWI trip to the Alps.

1964

J.R.R. Tolkien to Hermione Jolles

Tolkien writes to R.W. Chambers's daughter, Hermione Jolles, offering memories of 1911 when he was driven to Oxford by her father. Tolkien remarks ...

1968

11 October 1968

J.R.R. Tolkien to Michael Tolkien

Carpenter #306

Tolkien writes to Michael about his trip to Switzerland and writes about his own trip in 1911. He also talks about 'trends' in the Catholic Ch...

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