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Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Jessa Crispin has an interesting interview with Peter Boxall, editor of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I loved what Boxall said at the end: Having benefited from an extraordinary number of emails and letters as well as … Continue reading
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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
Not a nasty, dirty wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien: “It is no bedtime story”
Today is the birthday of JRR Tolkien. He was born in South Africa on this day, in 1892. I love that picture – mainly because it was the author photo on the back of my dog-eared copy of The Hobbit … Continue reading
At long last … Hot gay elf sex
Emily …. look what I found!! I remember doing a damn search on my blog for this essay about Tolkien and elf sex, etc. – I thought I had linked to it – but obviously I hadn’t. Or I titled … Continue reading
Happy birthday to The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring, which was published – on this day – in 1954 – as the sequel to The Hobbit, which appeared in 1937. The publisher apparently only printed 3,500 copies (o ye, of little faith!). It went … Continue reading
Geek-a-mo Frodo
Found this quiz “Test Your Knowledge of Middle Earth” over on Llama Butchers (along with many other fun Tolkien links) and thought I would post the questions here. Feel free to participate in the comments if you like. There is … Continue reading
Not Much to Listen To
Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, make … Continue reading
“Of course, The Lord of the Rings does not belong to me”
I post this excerpt from one of Tolkien’s letters for all my Tolkien-fan readers, and also specifically to annoy Patrick Prescott (who moved off Blogspot – Yeah!) Patrick has finally come to the conclusion that he is an “unwashed heathen”, … Continue reading Continue reading
Frodo, Free Will, More Tolkien Mania
The excerpt I posted, where Tolkien discusses “the failure of Frodo”, in the end, to complete his mission, generated a very interesting discussion. If you’re a Tolkien freak like myself. Bill McCabe commented: You’re right, but he also makes the … Continue reading
“The Failure of Frodo”
Tolkien responds to many letters from fans and reviewers about the failure of Frodo, in the end, to complete the Quest. I have a lot more to say on this – Tolkien’s discussion of Pity, and Mercy – and how … Continue reading