On 9 May 1967, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Oscar Morland.[1][2][3]
- Subject: Tolkien thanks Morland for sending him copies his privately compiled indexes for The Lord of the Rings.
- Description: Typed letter with signature, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, 76 Sandfield Road, Oxford letterhead.
- Publication: A description of the letter was published in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (p. 698).
Transcription
Dear Mr. Morland,
Thank you very much for the typed copies of your indexes. I think it is a very generous gift. It will probably be of considerable use to me when I have time to turn to the correction and improvement of the index provided in the revised edition of The Lord of the Rings published last year. It is the only index material I have received that takes in the Appendices, and these references will save me a lot of time. Thank you also for telling me of the pleasure you and your family have found in my works.
Yours sincerely,
J.R.R. Tolkien
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 698
- ↑ "Item 699 - J. R. R. Tolkien Catalog 240 (Aug 2000)", RR Auction, accessed 19 July 2012
- ↑ "Sale 40 Lot 1111", Alexander Historical Auctions, accessed 19 July 2012