Posted: March 10, 1999 at 13:19:57: by Padster
: That darn book of collected letters has thwarted me once again. I've owned it for 10 years but I really should give a close reading. It's a real ace in the hole for tidbits of Tolkien insight because many of the letters were written in response to readers' questions.Exactly! It's full of Tolkien's opinions on a hell of a lot of subjects. I have found it absolutely invaluable. I suppose if one really wanted a complete view one would have to cross reference what is found in the HOME and what is in the Letters to see what opinion would be the most recent. But as a starting source of Tolkien's opinion, laid down in black and white, it is totally cool! Cheers
Padster
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