Letters 
TCG Letter #688
From
Tolkien's Secretary
To
Unknown young lady from New Zealand
Date
28 May 1965
Type
Autograph/Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien's secretary replies to a fan letter, and then Tolkien adds some details in pen.
The reader had asked if another book would be published and minor details are given that a book, The Silmarillion is forthcoming and offers "an account" of his mythology.
In regard to information on the genealogy of Hobbits, Tolkien adds a handwritten footnote about Merry, suggesting that he married "a sister of Fredegar (Fatty) Bolger".
The reader had asked if another book would be published and minor details are given that a book, The Silmarillion is forthcoming and offers "an account" of his mythology.
In regard to information on the genealogy of Hobbits, Tolkien adds a handwritten footnote about Merry, suggesting that he married "a sister of Fredegar (Fatty) Bolger".
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