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TCG Letter #128
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Jennifer Paxman
Date
26 September 1947
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien writes to Jennifer with some advice on an Oxford College, and errors in The Hobbit.
A description of the letter appeared in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, and significant portions of it are reproduced in John D. Rateliff's The History of the Hobbit along with a commentary on the contents. Quotes from the letter were also quoted in Christie's 20th Century Books and Manuscripts 2 December 2003, and a partial transcript can be found at the Marquette archives along the original auction advertisement.
A description of the letter appeared in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, and significant portions of it are reproduced in John D. Rateliff's The History of the Hobbit along with a commentary on the contents. Quotes from the letter were also quoted in Christie's 20th Century Books and Manuscripts 2 December 2003, and a partial transcript can be found at the Marquette archives along the original auction advertisement.
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