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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: 531 All letters: 2740 Recent additions

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1954

4 November 1954

J.R.R. Tolkien to Father Robert Murray

Carpenter #156

Tolkien addresses several topics related to The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien discusses the characters Smeagol and Gandalf (including the nature of the Ist...

1955

W. H. Auden to J.R.R. Tolkien

W.H. Auden had been sent a proof copy of the Return of the King during the period it was titled The War of the Ring. He offers feedback, some questionin...

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