Letter to Mr Burrows

Mr Burrows 1 August 1969 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to a Mr Burrows, written on August 1, 1969.

• Description: Autograph letter, 1p., 16mo, n.p.
• Comments: Tolkien discusses the signing of a copy of The Hobbit, his change of address and recent health issues.
• Authenticity: High (included in 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.

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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 G.B. P.Office must be my excuse for delay. Best wishes. Yours sincerely

J.R.R. Tolkien