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TCG Letter #575


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Joan O. Falconer
Date
24 January 1965
Type
Typed Letter
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien says that "the impression" that Sam is older than Frodo is in part due to the impression of their characters based on background and education.

The original letter with a complete transcript is held at the Marquette archives.
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References
Marquette archive details., See 7/1/10 and 4/2/41
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Dii24, p. 356; Dii34, pp. 358-9
Nancy Smith, 'Tolkien's Mythic Meaning: The Reader's Ontological Encounters in the Lord of the Rings', p. 97.
Mythprint (Vol.8, No.3)


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