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TCG Letter #2052


From
Hugh Brogan
To
J.R.R. Tolkien
Date
c. early November 1948
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
In a series of seven letters, a young reader, Hugh Brogan, writes to Tolkien on the matter of his "thirst for more information about Middle-earth"Catherine McIlwaine, Bodleian Library, Oxford[1] and remarks on his family life.

This letter, was sent in reply to Tolkien'sCarpenter #117: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Hugh Brogan • 31 October 1948 (#269)[2] own where he declares that he has completed The Lord of the Rings.

This series of letters are found in the Tolkien Papers at the Bodleain Library archive.
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We note our thanks to Catherine McIlwaine for details on this letter.
MS. Tolkien 21 fols. 27-33, 35-40 (the exact distribution of folios is unknown for this and other Brogan entries of this period.)


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