Letter to Joy Hill (28 October 1971)

On 28 October 1971, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Joy Hill gifting her the poem "Bilbo's Last Song".

• Subject: Tolkien sent a gift to Joy Hill — a copy of Bilbo's Last Song with a note giving her the right to publish it or to dispose of the copyright.
• Publication: A description of the letter was published in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (p. 757).

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Dear Joy,

I have appended the following note to the copy of Bilbo's Last Song (at the Grey Havens) which I retain.

A copy of this poem was presented to Miss M. Joy Hill on September 3, 1970, and also the ownership of the copyright of this poem, with the intention that she should have the right to publish it, or to dispose of the copyright, as she might wish to do, at any time after my death. This was a free gift as a token of gratitude for her work on my behalf.

J.R.R. Tolkien

See also

• Bilbo's Last Song