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Photocopy of a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to a fan ('Benjamin')

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MS. Eng. c. 5374, fols. 86-87

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Photocopy of a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to a fan ('Benjamin'), 1959, relating to The Lord of the Rings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959

Extent

2 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. Eng. c. 5374, fols. 86-87.

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 5374, fols. 86-87

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 10401

Abstract

Photocopy of a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to a fan ('Benjamin').

Biographical / Historical

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a writer and philologist. For a fuller biography see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Waterfield's, booksellers, 1995.

Title
Photocopy of a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to a fan ('Benjamin')
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
Date
EAD version 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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