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Guide to Tolkien's Letters

Letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien: 1365 Carpenter's Letters: 354 Revised Letters: 508 New in Revised Letters: 154 Updated in Revised Letters: 46 By J.R.R. Tolkien but not in Letters: 857 Letters to J.R.R. Tolkien: 484 Not to or from J.R.R. Tolkien: 388 All letters: 2236 Recent additions

Bilbo

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1958

[late 1958-early 1959]

J.R.R. Tolkien to A.C. Nunn

Carpenter #214

Tolkien describes Hobbit history and the process of giving and receiving gifts in the Shire.

1963

22 September 1963

J.R.R. Tolkien to Eileen Elgar

Carpenter #246

Tolkien answers questions about The Lord of the Rings, especially regarding the failure of Frodo. Marquette archives have a partial transcript along wit...

1968

11 October 1968

J.R.R. Tolkien to Michael Tolkien

Carpenter #306

Tolkien writes to Michael about his trip to Switzerland and writes about his own trip in 1911. He also talks about 'trends' in the Catholic Church and h...

1971

J.R.R. Tolkien to Roger Lancelyn Green

Carpenter #319

Tolkien writes to Roger about his thoughts on the origin of the word Hobbit.

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