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*'''Subject''':  Tolkien replies to a letter of appreciation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' from Mrs Gill.  
*'''Subject''':  Tolkien replies to a letter of appreciation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' from Mrs Gill.  
*'''Publication:''' Mentioned in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'' (p. 322) and a facsimile was published in [[Mallorn 36]]
*'''Publication:''' Mentioned in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'' (p. 322) and a facsimile was published in [[Mallorn 36]]
*'''Description:''' Two pages, handwritten, signed.<ref>[Mallorn 36 (1998)</ref>
*'''Description:''' Two pages, handwritten, signed.<ref>[[Mallorn 36]] (1998)</ref>


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Revision as of 20:00, 30 August 2014

On 30 September 1947, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Rosemary.

Letter to Rosemary (30 September 1947) is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Rosemary, composed on 30 September 1947.[1]

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Oxford September 30th 1947

Dear Dear Rosemary,

I am sorry I have not answered yourbefore. I have been very busy. So bustythat I have still not managed to finishmy book about the later adventuresof Bilbo Baggins (and his nephew).And when it in finished I do not know howthey will find paper for it. It is rather long.I made another quik short story ages ago, and that's still waiting for paper and covers.I am afraid it is not about Hobbits, though it has mother an other dragon.I am very glad you like The Hobbit. I hopeyou will like the next one. I will remeber youwhen it apponso I shall keep your piture andyour addres in my own copy of the book.Bilbo Baggins comes into it, but he is to old (111*) tohave any+ 'elventy-one' as he was age

Yours sincerely,

J.R.R.Tolkien

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