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TCG Letter #625 / Carpenter Letter #250

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

To

Michael Tolkien

Date

1 November 1963

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien thanks Michael for his letter. He gives him some fatherly advice and talks about his Christian faith. He was interested in how Michael George was progressing with Anglo-Saxon and unhappy with the Taxman.

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Michael Tolkien

References

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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 472-78, pp. 631-32 (Carpenter notes)

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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 336-40, p. 450 (Carpenter notes)

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend, p. 75 (see introduction)

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Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many, p. 284n28

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Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 482-7, p. 643 (notas de Carpenter)

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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 643

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

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