‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive
by Dalya Alberge from World news | The Guardian on (#6VQHN)
Exclusive: Important collection of author's letters and manuscripts, being sold in April, reveals his loathing of sloppiness and love of language
JRR Tolkien was so irritated by a careless typist's slapdash work on one of his manuscripts that he vented his frustration in a letter that has come to light.
The Lord of the Rings author said in despair: She reduced [my manuscript] to nonsense. I have some sympathy with the typist faced with such unfamiliar matter; though evidently she wasn't paying much attention."
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