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(did you mean Carpenter's Letter #341?)

TCG Letter #341


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
L.M. Cutts
Date
26 October 1958
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien apologises for the cost of The Lord of the Rings. He notes that he did not research his tale but that any tale cannot exist in a void and one can only use their impressions of events to create their own.

He remarks on the cost of The Lord of the Rings (£4000) being very expensive to produce.
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References
Sotheby's English Literature, History, Fine Bindings, Private Press Books, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Drawings 10 July 2003 Lot 474
Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography, pp. 3-4 (noted as being from 1956. This is a typo, per private correspondence)


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