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TCG Letter #2344
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
William E. Ratliff
Date
1 February 1966
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien is pleased that William liked his works - Tree and Leaf, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are mentioned. Tolkien says that libraries in England have mostly classified LOTR as "history and non-fiction". He strongly dislikes the Ballantine paperback book cover art, which has has just seen for the first time.
21
1983