TCG Letter #977 / Carpenter Letter #295a

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Donald Swann

Date

12 April 1967

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Transcript

Complete

Writing to Donald Swann on the matter of their book, The Road Goes Ever On, Tolkien provides much on the contents of the book, noting that the commentaries are not suited for reproduction as they stand, that they are a commentary for Swann rather than for any finished publication.

Tolkien mentions that phonetic instructions are no use in the USA as they would be confusing.

A copy of this letter is held at the Wade Center.

Tags

Wade Center Archives

Tengwar

The Road Goes Ever On

Publishing

America

Archive holdings

References

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 730-1

Marion E. Wade PDF of Tolkien letters among their collection.

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 543-4

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 533-34

The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 05 - The Lost Road and Other Writings, Tolkien and Donald Swann's correspondence formed part of the production work on what eventually became the Road Goes Ever On.

The Road Goes Ever On, Tolkien and Donald Swann's correspondence formed part of the production work on what eventually became the Road Goes Ever On.

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