7/6/2023 0 Comments The letters of tolkien![]() ![]() ![]() "That next book is not finished yet, and it almost looks as if you'll be grown up before it is. Tolkien apologizes for not writing for nearly a year citing his busy work and writing schedule. The recipients, Leila Keane and Patricia Kirke, were two young girls who maintained a lengthy correspondence and friendship with Tolkien after reading The Hobbit. A lengthy letter detailing Tolkien's progress with Lord of the Rings. ![]() Three pages, 85 x 122mm on his blind embossed stationery. A similar letter to the same recipients in 1943 regarding the Hobbit sold at Christies New York a few months ago for £100000. Fascinating information on the characters and plot in The Lord of the Rings and family life. Beautifully presented in a leather book and clam shell case by Temple Bookbinders of Oxford with Tolkiens Ring and Eye design. Wonderful and most important letter by JRR Tolkien regarding the Lord of the Rings from 9 years before the books were published. Autograph letter signed ("Ye olde Professor JRRT") to Leila Keane and Patricia Kirke, Oxford, 9 January 1945. On his progress writing ?The Lord of the Rings? J.R.R. ![]()
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