First published in 1981, the 2023 edition of The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, revised and expanded edition, adds 150 letters to the previous correspondence collection and it unfolds, even more than was evident before, a life well lived. His was a life driven by love of family, an extraordinary imagination, and an indefatigable work ethic. It was also a life beset with publishing frustrations, made anxious with two of his sons serving in WWII, and rendered difficult by his own physical maladies and those of his wife, Edith.
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