Letter 146a

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 146a
Recipient	Allen & Unwin
Date	10 June 1954
Subject(s)	Proof reads of The Two Towers

Letter 146a 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 addresses the queries from the head reader regarding the proofs of The Two Towers. Tolkien expresses his gratitude and astonishment at the reader's meticulous attention to detail and the story's idiom. He notes that he has accepted nearly all of the suggested changes, including the replacement of "tobacco" with "pipe-weed".