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G.E. Selby c. 1955/6 is a a six-page letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to G.E. Selby, probably written in late 1955 or early 1956.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien writes about the publication of The Lord of the Rings, which he says is not a trilogy and not an allegory. He also "comments on reviews, Frodo's failure, the Elvish languages, and the poem Errantry".[1]
- Publication: Extracts from the letter appeared in Sotheby's Nineteenth Century and Modern First Editions, Presentation Copies, Autograph Letters and Literary Manuscripts 28-29 July 1977,[2], and in Sotheby's Catalogue of Autograph Letters, Literary Manuscripts and Historical Documents 16 October 1978.[3] A summary of the letter was provided by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology.[1]
See also
- Letter to G.E. Selby (14 December 1937)
- Letter to G.E. Selby (19 September 1944)
- G.E. Selby 7 July 1946
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 483
- ↑ "Nineteenth Century and Modern First Editions.1977", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 28 January 2013)
- ↑ "Autograph Letters. 1978", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 28 January 2013)
