TCG Letter #477 / Carpenter Letter #164

Tolkien describes a challenging and overwhelming period with an excessive workload, emphasizing the strain it has taken. He mentions booksellers, including Mr. Wilson of the London bookshop, James Bumpus books, suggesting that late September is now considered an appropriate time for publication. The author hints at the possibility of "Allen and Unwin" considering the "earlier history^{The Silmarillion[1]} " in some form of a similar length to The Fellowship of the Ring.