Letter 194b

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 194b
Recipient	Rayner Unwin
Date	24 November 1956
Subject(s)	Dutch translation of the Lord of the Rings

Letter 194b is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Summary

Tolkien indicates he will not have time to scrutinize the translation very closely and his belief that his scrutiny would not result in the improvement of the translation. He also reiterates his belief that translating names is incorrect.