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TCG Letter #356 / Carpenter Letter #140

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Rayner Unwin

Date

17 August 1953

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien expresses gratitude for Rayner's visit. He proposes titles for the volumes of The Lord of the Rings and his rationale behind the titles.

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings writing

Middle-earth

References

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 170-71, p. 444 (Carpenter note)

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 250-51, p. 622 (Carpenter note)

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 429

J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 261-2, p. 633 (notas de Carpenter)

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