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1923
The second letter we have was written three years after the first one. It is again addressed to John but includes Father Christmas' love to his brother Michael. My book has no picture, just the replica of the letter in FC's iconic shaky handwriting. I would imagine that this had the purpose of disguising JRRT's own handwriting so that his children wouldn't recognise it.
Two more bits of information are included: FC mentions his age (nineteen hundred and twenty four, no! seven!) and announces which gift he is bringing.
What impression do you get when reading this letter?
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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