Happy Birthday, J. R. R. Tolkien
January 3, 2013 | by Sadie Stein
In honor of January 3, enjoy this illustrated Christmas letter that the author drew for his son: a twenty-year tradition in the Tolkien home.
[Via Letters of Note.]
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Amicia Rai | January 4, 2013 at 3:17 am
I really love Tolkien’s drawing style, and that is a lovely Christmas card! ^_^
Jess | January 7, 2013 at 12:58 am
Father Christmas lives in a yurt! Who knew?