Letter to Richard Lupoff

At an unknown date, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Richard Lupoff.

• Contents: Tolkien denies any influence from the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs on the creation of Shelob.
• Publication: A brief extract from the letter was published in Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure (written by Richard Lupoff) and in Tolkien Criticism: An Annotated Checklist. Part of the extract was reprinted in Orcrist (Issue 4, 1969-70).

References

• An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography, at Tolkienbooks.net