THE LETTERS OF J. R. R. TOLKIEN A selection edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien London GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN Boston Sydney 1 To Edith Bratt...........................................................................................................................10 2 From a letter to Edith Bratt 27 November 1914.......................................................................11 3 From a letter to Edith Bratt 26 November 1915.......................................................................12 4 From a letter to Edith Bratt 2 March 1916 ...............................................................................13 5 To G. B. Smith .........................................................................................................................14 6 To Mrs E. M. Wright................................................................................................................16 7 To the Electors of the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, University of Oxford ................................................................................................................................................17 8 From a letter to the Vice Chancellor of Leeds University .......................................................19 9 To Susan Dagnall, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. ......................................................................20 10 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin .............................................................................................21 11 From a letter to Allen & Unwin 5 February 1937..................................................................22 12 To Allen & Unwin..................................................................................................................23 13 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin .............................................................................................24 14 To Allen & Unwin..................................................................................................................25 15 To Allen & Unwin..................................................................................................................26 16 To Michael Tolkien................................................................................................................28 17 To Stanley Unwin, Chairman of Allen & Unwin...................................................................29 18 From a letter to Stanley Unwin 23 October 1937 ..................................................................31 19 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................32 20 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin .............................................................................................34 21 From a letter to Allen & Unwin 1 February 1938..................................................................35 22 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford............................................36 23 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin .............................................................................................37 24 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................38 25 To the editor of the 'Observer'................................................................................................39 26 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................41 27 To the Houghton Mifflin Company........................................................................................43 28 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................44 29 From a letter to Stanley Unwin 25 July 1938.........................................................................45 30 To Rütten & Loening Verlag..................................................................................................46 31 To C.A.Furth, Allen & Unwin ...............................................................................................47 32 To John Masefield..................................................................................................................48 33 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin .............................................................................................49 34 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................50 35 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford...............................................51 36 To C. A. Furth, Allen & Unwin .............................................................................................52 37 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................53 38 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................54 39 From a letter to Michael Tolkien 29 September 1940.........................................................55 40 From a letter to Michael Tolkien 6 October 1940...............................................................56 41 From a letter to Michael Tolkien 2 January 1941 ...............................................................57 42 To Michael Tolkien................................................................................................................58 43 From a letter to Michael Tolkien 6-8 March 1941.................................................................59 44 From a letter to Michael Tolkien 18 March 1941 ...............................................................63 45 To Michael Tolkien................................................................................................................64 46 From a draft to R. W. Chapman 26 November 1941 .............................................................66 47 To Stanley Unwin...................................................................................................................68 48 To C. S. Lewis........................................................................................................................69 49 To C. S. Lewis (draft).............................................................................................................70 50 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 25 October 1943..........................................................72 51 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 27 October 1943..........................................................73 52 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 29 November 1943......................................................74 53 To Christopher Tolkien 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford ...........................................................75 54 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 8 January 1944 .........................................................76 55 To Christopher Tolkien ..........................................................................................................77 56 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 1 March 1944 (FS 6) ...................................................78 57 From an airgraph to Christopher Tolkien 30 March 1944 (FS 12) ........................................79 58 To Christopher Tolkien ..........................................................................................................80 59 From an airgraph to Christopher Tolkien 5 April 1944 (FS 14) ............................................81 60 To Christopher Tolkien (airgraph) .........................................................................................82 61 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 18 April 1944 (FS 17) .................................................83 62 From an airgraph to Christopher Tolkien 23 April 1944 (FS 18) .......................................85 63 To Christopher Tolkien ..........................................................................................................86 64 To Christopher Tolkien 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford ...........................................................87 65 From an airgraph to Christopher Tolkien 4 May 1944 (FS 21) .............................................89 66 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 6 May 1944 (FS 22) ....................................................90 67 From an airgraph to Christopher Tolkien 11 May 1944 (FS 23) ...........................................91 68 From an airgraph to Christopher Tolkien 12 May 1944 (FS 24) ...........................................92 69 To Christopher Tolkien ..........................................................................................................93 70 To Christopher Tolkien 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford ...........................................................94 71 To Christopher Tolkien (airgraph) .........................................................................................95 72 To Christopher Tolkien 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford ...........................................................96 73 From a letter to Christopher Tolkien 10 June 1944 (FS 30) ..................................................97 74 From a letter to Stanley Unwin 29 June 1944........................................................................98 75 To Christopher Tolkien ..........................................................................................................99