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J.R.R Tolkien

This person is the author of the letters that has a special interest in and gift with languages, and eventually works as a university professor.

Edith Bratt

This is the author's significant other at the very beginning of the assembled letters, becoming the author's fiancé, and then spouse.

Christopher Tolkien

This is the author's child who assisted in the arrangement of the selected letters that comprise this book and was a recipient of letters throughout the course of the book.

Hugh Brogan

This is a recipient of letters from the author who has saved their letters, beginning during the 1950s, when their preference for goblins over orcs as a type of monster is discussed.

Raynard Unwin

This person is a publishing partner, a recipient of a large portion of letters found in the book, and a major player in the author's financial and career...

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