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The letters of J. R. R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Non-Fiction, Other | 7 January 2011
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The letters of J. R. R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter
Scholars and fans of the great mythologist will find a rich vein of information in Humphrey Carpenter's The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was a prodigious letter writer all his life; the sheer mass of his correspondence would give pause to even the most stalwart archivist. Carpenter manages find the cream of the crop - the letters that shed light on Tolkien's thoughts about his academic and literary work, as well as those that show his more private side, revealing a loving husband, a playful friend, and a doting father. The book has 354 letters.
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