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TCG Letter #586
/ Carpenter Letter #214
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
A.C. Nunn
Date
[late 1958-early 1959]
Type
Draft
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien describes Hobbit history and the process of
giving
and
receiving
gifts in the Shire.
Tags
Hobbits
The Shire
Sam
Frodo
Bilbo
Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings
References
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, pp. 412-20, p. 628 (Carpenter notes)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, pp. 289-96, p. 448 (Carpenter notes)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 565
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, pp. 422-30, p. 639 (notas de Carpenter)
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
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