J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the twentieth century's most prolific letter writers. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters - to his publishers, his family, to friends, and to fans of his books - which record the history of composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events. This collection will entertain anyone who appreciated the art of masterful letter writing and sheds much light on his creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world - Middle-earth.