Tolkien expresses delight at the prospect of publishing "Farmer Giles of Ham" but cites academic commitments as a hindrance to providing more material p...

Tolkien remarks on various points on the poetry found in The Lord of the Rings. Noting that they are an essential part of it. He describes them as essen...

Tolkien answers some questions from Castell on The Fellowship of the Ring.

No details of this letter are known.

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Western Union Telegram to Swann and Flanders at the Wilbur Theatre Boston wishing them a very successful first night and US tour.

Tolkien responds to Mrs Mitchison's about the concept of "magic" in his works, particularly in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien acknowledges that it is a ...

Tolkien writes to his grandson, and thanks him for sending him some pictures.

Tolkien discusses the English dialogue in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son that should be used in the BBC Radio programme. Tolkien laments...

Writing to a Miss J. Burn, Tolkien remarks that he could not explain how The Lord of the Rings "grew" unless he did so as an "autobiography" and notes t...

Tolkien apologizes for the delay in responding to a letter sent in July and explains that he has been preoccupied with philology due to academic commitm...

Tolkien provides information about the origin and authorship of the riddles included in The Hobbit. He clarifies that most of the riddles are his origin...

Tolkien writes to G.E. Selby, a family friend agreeing to act as a referee for his application to a post. Tolkien sends his congratulations on Selby's m...

Tolkien is unable to submit any of the Appendices. The delay is attributed to promises made in Volume I, which are proving very difficult to meet.

Tolkien discusses his living situation at Merton College. His fame forces him to live behind locked doors.

Tolkien sends his essay Chaucer as a Philologist: The Reeve's Tale, to David Nichol Smith. He hopes that Smith will be available to meet him before term...

Tolkien updates Phillip Unwin on the current situation at universities given the news of war with Germany. He says there will be a reduced demand, but s...

Tolkien writes to Stanley Unwin, enclosing a new version of chapter five of the Hobbit. He has decided to accept both versions of the chapter and will w...

Tolkien has organized the next R.N.-R.A.F. course, he will have around 40 cadets and has to attend the Passing Out Parade of the R.N. tomorrow. He is al...

In August 1965 Ballantine Books produced the first 'authorized' American paperback of The Hobbit, without incorporating Tolkien’s revisions to the tex...

White had written to Tolkien asking for information regarding the Inklings. Tolkien replies with some brief information "from memory". He says that the ...

Tolkien is not happy with the design of HMCo's Tree and Leaf.

Tolkien expresses his relief that the critiques were better than feared. He acknowledges the disadvantage of issuing the work in three parts, with criti...

Tolkien writes about his lecture English and Welsh and about Leaf by Niggle.

Tolkien expresses dissatisfaction with the current script for the proposed film version of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien describes the ending as "badly...

Tolkien writes a letter to Forrest J. Ackerman but it will never be sent.

A letter to Mary Fairburn about her illustrations for The Lord of the Rings - he has not yet shown her drawings to Rayner Unwin. He doesn't think an ill...

No details of this letter are known.

Tolkien writes to Jöran Sahlgren thanking him for his book Nordiska Ortnamn (Nordic Place Names).

Tolkien replies immediately in relation to his translation of Pearl. He does not feel taken advantage of and remarks on the introduction.

Tolkien sends the last two colour drawings for the American edition of The Hobbit and asks GA&U to send it on to Houghton Mifflin. He also asks about a ...

While staying in Northgate, Warwick at the 'White House', Tolkien writes to a Mrs. Stafford in Oxford to say that he will be back for term time.

Writing to Edith Tolkien tells her he and the boys will be leaving France the next day. They will arrive at Southampton and travel to Hampshire and stay...

Tolkien replies to Mabel Day's letter of 6 August. He says that he hoped to have completed work on her request by now but notes that the death of the li...

In this letter, Tolkien declines to take part in the project for W.H. Auden's sixtieth birthday.

Tolkien replies to Dr. Boyer about W.H. Auden whom he regarded as a "great friend" and supporter. In a handwritten postscript (or separate undated lette...

Tolkien apologises once again for being late in getting work to Rayner, this time revisions on the 3rd edition of The Hobbit. He says that many revision...

Tolkien and the boys remained in Paris for another 7 days but no further details can currently be found regarding this letter.

Tolkien writes to John Roberts, apologising for the delay in publishing the third volume of The Lord of the Rings. He describes the third volume, regret...

Tolkien discusses Tom Bombadil.

Tolkien is concerned that the boys need entertainment and has bought various cheap books for them to read such as King Solomon's Mines.

Tolkien congratulates Smith on the Quain election and writes on behalf of a student named Miss Brook Rose.

Tolkien again writes to Mr Killion, convinced that the boys should not return to Mexico but continue their education at Stonyhurst.

Tolkien expresses gratitude for Rayner's visit. He proposes titles for the volumes of The Lord of the Rings and his rationale behind the titles.

Tolkien looks forward to seeing Edith in three days.

Writing from the Hôtel des Champs Elysées to Mr Killion, Tolkien recounts the problems following the death of Ángela. Julia, their other aunt has sai...

Tolkien writes to Edith about his hikes in Cornwall with Father Vincent Reade of the Birmingham Oratory.