Letters
TCG Letter #1162 / Carpenter Letter #122a
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Pauline Baynes
Date
20 December 1949
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes to Baynes making mention that Lewis had been in touch and wishes her a Happy Christmas. She (Baynes) is illustrating Lewis's Lion, Witch book. He wonders if she may be interested in his upcoming work (The Lord of the Rings) and if she plans to visit Oxford. Lewis had written to Tolkien to mention his enjoyment of Baynes's illustrations for Tolkien's Farmer Giles.