Tolkien Collector's Guide
Sign In
Tolkien Collector's Guide
Important links:

Guide to Tolkien's Letters
-
Winner of the 2019 Tolkien Society award for Best Website

Letters
X
Next Previous

TCG Letter #803


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Dick Plotz
Date
8 April 1968
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien wrote to the President of the Tolkien Society (of America - Dick Plotz) to express his displeasure at the forthcoming publication The Tolkien Relation. He was not consulted and it contains various errors.

A summary of the letter is reproduced in Tolkien Journal vol 3, no 3, and some quotes in Tolkien Journal vol 3 no 4.

The entire letter is reproduced in Tolkien in aller Welt: Eine Ausstellung der Inklings-Gesellschaft anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags von J. R. R. Tolkien und des Internationalen Tolkien-Symposions in Aachen

The original letter in the form of Tolkien's carbon copy, a photcopy of the sent letter and a complete transcript can be seen at the Marquette archives while the original letter is held at the Wade Center.
Tags
Related Letters
References
"The Other Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien", compiled by Jorge Quinonez (early 1990s), pp. 7-8
Published in The Tolkien Journal 9, 1969, p. 3


Next Previous
Jump to Last
All original content ©2024 by the submitting authors. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Contact Us