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TCG Letter #596
/ Carpenter Letter #219
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Naomi Mitchison
Date
15 October 1959
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses his retirement.
In the 1981 Edition of
Letters
, this letter was numbered #220
[1]
1
In the 1981 Edition of
Letters
, this letter was numbered #220
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Academia
Private life
Professorship
Retirement
Related Letters
Carpenter #220: Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Allen & Unwin
• 16 October 1959
(#594)
, Letter 220 and 219 are reversed in the 1981 Letters
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 300
Details of Sotheby's listing.
2 page letter.
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 436, p. 639 (notas de Carpenter)
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, p. 426, p. 628 (Carpenter Notes + editorial note on letter number change)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 580
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
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