TCG Letter #10 / Carpenter Letter #10

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

C.A. Furth

Date

17 January 1937

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien discusses the details of, and placement within the text, some of his illustrations in The Hobbit, as well as potential changes to his illustrations for Mr. Bliss.

He includes a further six more pieces after his previous selection^{See Carpenter #9: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Susan Dagnall • 4 January 1937 (#9)[1]} were accepted for publication. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull again note the contents.^{The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water, The Trolls, The Mountain-path, The Misty Mountains Looking West from the Eyrie towards Goblin Gate, Beorn’s Hall, and The Hall at Bag-End, Residence of B. Baggins Esquire (Artist and Illustrator, figs. 97, 102, 109, 111, 116, 139; Art of The Hobbit, figs. 10, 16, 34, 38, 44, 90).[2]}

A significant quote from this letter (that does not appear in Carpenter) concerning the secret runes can be found in Hammond's Bibliography.

This letter is held at the 'Tolkien-George Allen & Unwin archive, HarperCollins.

¹ See Carpenter #9: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Susan Dagnall • 4 January 1937 (#9) ↩

² The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water, The Trolls, The Mountain-path, The Misty Mountains Looking West from the Eyrie towards Goblin Gate, Beorn’s Hall, and The Hall at Bag-End, Residence of B. Baggins Esquire (Artist and Illustrator, figs. 97, 102, 109, 111, 116, 139; Art of The Hobbit, figs. 10, 16, 34, 38, 44, 90). ↩

Tags

The Hobbit