On 5 March 1959, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to William Ready.[1][2]
- Subject: Gratitude for Ready's arrangement of the purchase by the Marquette University of Tolkien's manuscripts for The Lord of the Rings.[1][2]
- Publication: A description of and quotations from the letter appeared in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology.
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[Having received a copy of Ready's novel The Poor Hater just before his collapse, he hopes] to recover sufficient concentration soon to be able to read it, among other things
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 540
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "J.R.R. Tolkien Collection: Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1976", Marquette.edu, accessed 25 May 2013