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“We need, in any case, to clean our windows; so that the things seen clearly may be freed from the drab blur of triteness...
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“You are a set of deceitful scoundrels!” he said, turning to the others. “But bless you.” “A Conspiracy Unmasked” covers much of the same...
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It is one thing to take my young friends walking over the Shire with me, until we are hungry and weary, and food and...
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I believe I can safely assume no one will be too surprised if I say that Tolkien’s works are not exactly feminist masterpieces from today’s...
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“But it is not your Shire,” said Gildor. “Others dwelt here before hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when hobbits are no...
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“[Sméagol] was interested in roots and beginnings; he dived deep into pools, he burrowed under trees and growing plants; he tunneled into green mounds;...
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(Disclaimer: This is meant to be very tongue-in-cheek, and purely Watsonian. Also, I work with the Silmarillion version of the First Age story, mostly, since...
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“Goodbye, for the present, Bilbo! Take care of yourself! You are old enough, and perhaps wise enough.” Welcome back, everyone! New Year, new re-read...
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I was given my first copy of The Hobbit for Christmas, probably when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I remember it...