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On [[29 December]] [[1961]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Miss Perry'''.<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 583</ref> | |||
*'''Contents:''' Replying to several letters from Perry, Tolkien explains the delay by not being able to remember addresses and that his papers are not in order. However, "''recently I found someone willing to go through the confusion; and she had special orders to look out for certain addresses. Just before Christmas she unearthed yours''".<ref name=CG/> Tolkien also discusses his busy schedule and his doubts about a sequel to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ending the letter with "''forgive this gloomy note''".<ref name=Dacobra>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7262358957&searchurl=kn%3Dletter%2Btolkien%26sortby%3D1%26x%3D0%26y%3D0|articlename=THE TWO TOWERS - first edition in dj with A.L.S. (sold by Dacobra Books, Tanilba Bay, NSW, Australia)|dated=|website=[http://www.abebooks.com/ AbeBooks.com]|accessed=24 June 2012}}</ref> | *'''Contents:''' Replying to several letters from Perry, Tolkien explains the delay by not being able to remember addresses and that his papers are not in order. However, "''recently I found someone willing to go through the confusion; and she had special orders to look out for certain addresses. Just before Christmas she unearthed yours''".<ref name=CG/> Tolkien also discusses his busy schedule and his doubts about a sequel to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ending the letter with "''forgive this gloomy note''".<ref name=Dacobra>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7262358957&searchurl=kn%3Dletter%2Btolkien%26sortby%3D1%26x%3D0%26y%3D0|articlename=THE TWO TOWERS - first edition in dj with A.L.S. (sold by Dacobra Books, Tanilba Bay, NSW, Australia)|dated=|website=[http://www.abebooks.com/ AbeBooks.com]|accessed=24 June 2012}}</ref> | ||
*'''Description:''' Handwritten letter, signed, Tolkien's Sandfield Road stationery.<ref name=Dacobra/> | *'''Description:''' Handwritten letter, signed, Tolkien's Sandfield Road stationery.<ref name=Dacobra/> | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 6 June 2014
On 29 December 1961, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Miss Perry.[1]
- Contents: Replying to several letters from Perry, Tolkien explains the delay by not being able to remember addresses and that his papers are not in order. However, "recently I found someone willing to go through the confusion; and she had special orders to look out for certain addresses. Just before Christmas she unearthed yours".[1] Tolkien also discusses his busy schedule and his doubts about a sequel to The Lord of the Rings, ending the letter with "forgive this gloomy note".[2]
- Description: Handwritten letter, signed, Tolkien's Sandfield Road stationery.[2]
- Publication: Quotes and a photograph appeared in Michael Silverman Catalogue Nine (p. 32 and pl. 8).[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 583
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "THE TWO TOWERS - first edition in dj with A.L.S. (sold by Dacobra Books, Tanilba Bay, NSW, Australia)", AbeBooks.com (accessed 24 June 2012)
