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'''Mr Burrows 1 August 1969''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to a Mr Burrows, written on [[1 August|August 1]], [[1969]].
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On [[1 August]] [[1969]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to Mr Burrows'''.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] & [[Christina Scull]], "[http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology'']" at [http://www.hammondandscull.com/index.html HammondandScull.com] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref>


*'''Description:''' Autograph letter, 1p., 16mo, n.p.
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien discusses the signing of a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', his change of address and recent health issues.<ref name=Bloom>[http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/detail/614/495.0 Lot 495] at [http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/ Bloomsburyauctions.com] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref>
*'''Comments:''' Tolkien discusses the signing of a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', his change of address and recent health issues.<ref>[http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/detail/614/495.0 Bloomsburyauctions.com], retrieved June 30, 2010</ref>
*'''Description:''' Autograph letter, 1 page.<ref name=Bloom/>
*'''Authenticity:''' High (included in ''[http://mysite.verizon.net/wghammond/addenda/chronology.html Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]'')
*'''Publication:''' A description and photograph of the letter was included in ''[[Bloomsbury Modern First Editions, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters, English and Continental Literature and History 24 May 2007]]''.<ref>[http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=74200 Modern First Editions. 2007] at [http://www.tolkienbooks.net/ TolkienBooks.net] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref>
*'''Publication:''' A description and photograph of the letter was included in ''[[Bloomsbury Modern First Editions, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters, English and Continental Literature and History 24 May 2007]]''.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
 
{{blockquote|Dear Mr Burrows,<br/><br/>Thank you for kind & appreciative letter. I return your 'Hobbit' cover signed.<br/><br/>You have not discovered my address: I left Oxford a year ago. I now live in 'retirement' &mdash;in an endeavour to preserve some time free from interruptions. All letters will be forwarded from the <s>above</s> below address. I have been unwell during July and this added to the forwarding by the P.Office must be my excuse for delay. Best wishes. Yours sincerely<br/><br/>J.R.R. Tolkien}}
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Dear Mr Burrows,
 
Thank you for kind & appreciative letter. I return your 'Hobbit' cover signed.
 
You have not discovered my address: I left Oxford a year ago. I now live in 'retirement' &mdash;in an endeavour to preserve some time free from interruptions. All letters will be forwarded from the <s>above</s> below address. I have been unwell during July and this added to the forwarding G.B. P.Office must be my excuse for delay. Best wishes. Yours sincerely
 
J.R.R. Tolkien


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[[Category:Letters|Burrow, Mr]]

Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024

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On 1 August 1969, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Mr Burrows.[1]

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Dear Mr Burrows,

Thank you for kind & appreciative letter. I return your 'Hobbit' cover signed.

You have not discovered my address: I left Oxford a year ago. I now live in 'retirement' —in an endeavour to preserve some time free from interruptions. All letters will be forwarded from the above below address. I have been unwell during July and this added to the forwarding by the P.Office must be my excuse for delay. Best wishes. Yours sincerely

J.R.R. Tolkien

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