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TCG Letter #1473 / Carpenter Letter #222d
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Allen & Unwin
Date
1 March 1960
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Writing to Allen & Unwin, Tolkien says that he has been sent five more copies of Sagam om Ringen,The Fellowship of the Ring[1] he notes that Swedish is not especially popular in England so they are not exactly "going off as hot cakes for presents."
He could send some back if it is not more trouble than it is worth.
In a portion not included in the published letter,Chronology. p. 586[2] Tolkien says that Allen & Unwin were correct to provide a note in the contract for the Swedish Hobbit that the word 'Hobbit' should not be translated but notes that because it was started in the Swedish Lord of the Rings it should remain.
He could send some back if it is not more trouble than it is worth.
In a portion not included in the published letter,Chronology. p. 586[2] Tolkien says that Allen & Unwin were correct to provide a note in the contract for the Swedish Hobbit that the word 'Hobbit' should not be translated but notes that because it was started in the Swedish Lord of the Rings it should remain.
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