Letter 220a

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 220a
Recipient	Naomi Mitchison
Date	8 November 1959
Subject(s)	The Lord of the Rings

Letter 220a is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Extracts from the letter first appeared in Biblioasis One, or The Quencher (Melissa and Mark Hime, 1980) , and was described in Sotheby's Valuable Autograph Letters, Literary Manuscripts and Historical Documents 12-13 December 1977.

Summary

Tolkien apologizes that he has not been able to see Mitchison. He and Edith had gone away to Beournemouth and her letters, twice delayed, had not reached him in time. He says that writing while away is not easy, but then mentions that much of the early part of The Lord of the Rings was written in Sidmouth.

He hopes that his return home will be with some renewed energy.