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'''Mr Capan 16 December 1955''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Mr. Capan, composed on [[16 December]] [[1955]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 482</ref>
'''Mr Capan 16 December 1955''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Mr. Capan, composed on [[16 December]] [[1955]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 482</ref>



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Mr Capan 16 December 1955 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr. Capan, composed on 16 December 1955.[1]

  • Subject: Tolkien decline an invitation to talk to the Cambridge University English Club.
  • Description: One page, personal letterhead.[2]
  • Publication: A description of the letter was included in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (p. 482).

Transcription

"Dear Mr. Capan, Thank you very much for the pleasure and honour of your invitation to visit the Cambridge University English Club. I am afraid, however, that I must decline with regret. It's difficult for me to get to Cambridge in term-time, especially in the middle of the week, and I simply have not the time for the composition of any paper or address worthy of your notice and hospitality. Yours Sincerely, J.R.R. Tolkien."

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