Carta a Mrs Munby

On 21 October 1963, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Mrs. Munby.

• Subject: Writing to a Mrs Munby in response to a number of questions posed by her son Stephen about The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien discusses various topics.
• Description: 6 pages, 8vo, Hotel Miramar, Bournemouth and 76 Sandfield Road, Oxford, 21 October 1963, written in black ink with later clarification of handwriting by Tolkien in red ink.
• Publication: Excerpts and a description of the letter appeared in Sotheby's Literature and Illustration 11-12 July 2002 and in Sotheby's Literature, History and Children's Books 12 December 2002. An excerpt from the letter was published by Josh B. Long in his article in Mythlore 121/122 (page 35).