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Legolas · 07-07-2003, 10:37 AM

The Letters of JRR Tolkien is a collection of 354 letters written from 1914 on put together by Christopher Tolkien and Humphrey Carpenter. A great number of them are to his children - quite a few to Michael, a couple to Priscilla, one to John, and a very large number to Christopher (because they're about the progress of The Lord of the Rings - JRR kept Christopher up to date as the story progressed) - publishing company executives, and readers with questions. There are others too, of course, including correspondence with WH Auden and CS Lewis, as well as some early letters to Edith Bratt (who he married later on).

It's fun to read the parts of the book Tolkien tells CT about as he writes it, and the letters to readers are very insightful.

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07-07-2003, 10:37 AM	#8
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	The Letters of JRR Tolkien is a collection of 354 letters written from 1914 on put together by Christopher Tolkien and Humphrey Carpenter. A great number of them are to his children - quite a few to Michael, a couple to Priscilla, one to John, and a very large number to Christopher (because they're about the progress of The Lord of the Rings - JRR kept Christopher up to date as the story progressed) - publishing company executives, and readers with questions. There are others too, of course, including correspondence with WH Auden and CS Lewis, as well as some early letters to Edith Bratt (who he married later on). It's fun to read the parts of the book Tolkien tells CT about as he writes it, and the letters to readers are very insightful. [ July 07, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ] __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.