Letter to L. Sprague de Camp
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L. Sprague de Camp 30 August 1964 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to L. Sprague de Camp, written on 30 August 1964.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien writes about his opinion of the contributions to the anthology Swords & Sorcery.
- Publication: Quotes from the letter were published in Mythlore 50.
Excerpt
- "all the items seem poor in the subsidiary (but to me not unimportant mattters of nomenclature. Best when inventive, least good when literary or archaic"
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 622