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TCG Letter #582
/ Carpenter Letter #208
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Cees Ouboter
Date
10 April 1958
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien describes the 'message' in
The Lord of the Rings
.
Tags
The Lord of the Rings
Religion
Middle-earth
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 267
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 553
Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many
, pp. ix, xx, 3, 11, 262
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, pp. 395-6
Thank you to René van Rossenberg for his help with this letter.
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, pp. 385-86
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
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