Tolkien fan letters sell at auction for £103k
The letters, books and notes document the friendship between the writer and a profoundly deaf fan.
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"She kept talking to my mother about these amazing books that she was reading and she had lots of questions."
— Helen Dutfield , Other
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CS Lewis was a British writer and scholar, known for his works on literature and Christian apologetics.
Eileen Elgar was a profoundly deaf fan of JRR Tolkien who corresponded with him in the 1960s.
Helen Dutfield is Eileen Elgar's granddaughter who described her grandmother's friendship with Tolkien.
JRR Tolkien was an English writer best known for 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.'
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The letters, books and notes document the friendship between the writer and a profoundly deaf fan.
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