Letter 143e

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 143e
Recipient	Allen & Unwin
Date	15 April 1954
Subject(s)	The Lord of the Rings

Letter 143e is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Summary

In a letter to his publisher Allen & Unwin, Tolkien approves some amendments to The Lord of the Rings, which is due to released in the coming months. However, he regrets not having had more time over the past year to give his full attention to these small details. Tolkien also acknowledges discovering a few errors in the 'runic' decoration of the title page but concedes that they must remain as they are.

He anticipates having to provide explanations or apologies to those who decipher the runes, referencing similar scrutiny faced with the runes on The Hobbit jacket.