Letter 11

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 11
Recipient	Susan Dagnall, Allen & Unwin
Date	5 February 1937
Subject(s)	The Hobbit

Letter 11 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary

This letter is concerned with the publication of The Hobbit. Tolkien had received the reduced prints of the illustrations he sent in Letter 9 and offered his approval. He thanked Dagnall for taking so much trouble with them, "especially against economics", and drew their attention to a few minor errors.

In the expanded edition

At the start of the letter Tolkien shows gratitude to the Production Department for their work, and approves their selection of illustrations. And at the end he looks forward to meeting Miss Dagnall and he would've answered the letter sooner if he had the time.