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* '''Authenticity:''' High/Medium | * '''Authenticity:''' High/Medium | ||
* '''Publication:''' A transcription of the letter is found on the web site ''The Tolkien Bookshelf''<ref>[http://www.tolkienbookshelf.com/?page=shop/flypage&wt=1.00&product_id=89&CLSN_3512=1271001023351260b5fdfe11aa3bae54 ''The Tolkien Bookshelf''], as of April 11, 2010.</ref>, where the letter is offered for sale. | * '''Publication:''' A transcription of the letter is found on the web site ''The Tolkien Bookshelf''<ref>[http://www.tolkienbookshelf.com/?page=shop/flypage&wt=1.00&product_id=89&CLSN_3512=1271001023351260b5fdfe11aa3bae54 ''The Tolkien Bookshelf''], as of April 11, 2010.</ref>, where the letter is offered for sale. | ||
*Note: The background of this letter is given in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien COmpanion and Guide]]: Chronology'' (see pages 649-656, and especially the entry for 21 February 1966). | |||
==Excerpt== | ==Excerpt== | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 12 April 2010
Donald A. Wollheim 20 February 1966 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr. Donald A. Wollheim, editor for Ace Books, written on February 20th, 1966.
- Authenticity: High/Medium
- Publication: A transcription of the letter is found on the web site The Tolkien Bookshelf[1], where the letter is offered for sale.
- Note: The background of this letter is given in The J.R.R. Tolkien COmpanion and Guide: Chronology (see pages 649-656, and especially the entry for 21 February 1966).
Excerpt
Dear Mr. Wollheim, I regret the delay in replying to your letter of Jan 27th. I have been away from home - I was am an advance victim of the influenza epidemic now widespread in this country. Thanks for your expressions of esteem, Yours Sincerely J.R.R. Tolkien.
Enclosed: two copies of the proposed agreement, signed. Also a copy of an 'agreed statement' which I will send out as soon as I hear that it is acceptable. JRRT.
References
- ↑ The Tolkien Bookshelf, as of April 11, 2010.
