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TCG Letter #478 / Carpenter Letter #165
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Date
30 June 1955
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses some questions from The New York Times.
He talks about the name, TOLKIEN, his ancestors, and even though he was born in Africa, he considered himself to be English.
Tolkien commented on his remark about "philology" from a New York Times article. He stated that The Lord of the Rings is not allegorical.
See also Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to The New York Times Book Review • 5 June 1955 (#1016)
He talks about the name, TOLKIEN, his ancestors, and even though he was born in Africa, he considered himself to be English.
Tolkien commented on his remark about "philology" from a New York Times article. He stated that The Lord of the Rings is not allegorical.
See also Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to The New York Times Book Review • 5 June 1955 (#1016)
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