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'''Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor 20 October 1958''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Misses Elizabeth Jones and J. Taylor, written on [[20 October]] [[1958]].<ref name=Sothebys>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/english-literature-history-l13404/lot.380.lotnum.html|articlename=ENGLISH LITERATURE, HISTORY, CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATIONS 10 JULY 2013 (lot 380)|dated=|website=[http://www.sothebys.com/ Sothebys.com]|accessed=30 June 2013}}</ref>
On [[20 October]] [[1958]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor'''.<ref name=Sothebys>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/english-literature-history-l13404/lot.380.lotnum.html|articlename=ENGLISH LITERATURE, HISTORY, CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATIONS 10 JULY 2013 (lot 380)|dated=|website=[http://www.sothebys.com/ Sothebys.com]|accessed=30 June 2013}}</ref>


* '''Description:''' 4 pages, small 4to, autograph letter.<ref name=Sothebys/>
* '''Description:''' 4 pages, small 4to, autograph letter.<ref name=Sothebys/>
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==See also==
==See also==


*[[Elizabeth Jones 13 January 1960]]
*[[Letter to Elizabeth Jones]]


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[[Category:Letters|Jones, Elizabeth and Taylor, J]]

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Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor 20 October 1958.jpg

On 20 October 1958, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor.[1]

  • Description: 4 pages, small 4to, autograph letter.[1]

From the auction

[In the letter, Tolkien is] apologising for his lack of reply and describing himself as "a much harassed man". He notes that since publication of The Lord of the Rings "it was discovered how I had wasted my time for the last many years", stating his "intention of publishing the legends of the Beginning and the First and Second Age", that "co-ordinating the large mass of written material" will be "a lot of work" and that "with luck (which has not notably attended me since 1956) they may appear in 1960".
—[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "ENGLISH LITERATURE, HISTORY, CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATIONS 10 JULY 2013 (lot 380)", Sothebys.com (accessed 30 June 2013)
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