Letters to Dorothy Wood

Between 1960 and 1973, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote 12 letters to Dorothy Wood.

• Subject(s): Among the subjects discussed are the Queen ("I am one of her devoted subjects and greatly admire her, though her voice is not one of her graces"), wealth, the consequences of fame, handwriting, The Silmarillion, the Tolkien name and Lord Snowdon ("...a very thin almost 'elvish' figure... we had much in common - especially a devotion to trees...").
• Publication: A description of and quotes from the letters appeared in Sotheby's English Literature, History, Children's Books, Illustrations and Photographs 8 July 2004.