Letter 173

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 173
Recipient	Katherine Farrer
Date	October 24, 1955
Subject(s)	The Return of the King, publication

Letter 173 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary

Tolkien tells of the publishing of The Return of the King on October 20 and the O'Donnell lecture on October 21. Tolkien is well pleased with the reception, but does not think it will cause a new trend in literature. He is pleased with the published The Return of the King, but feels it incomplete if there was nothing on Samwise and Elanor.