Alas, not me

All literature enchants and delights us, recovers us from the 10,000 things that distract us. The unenchanted life is not worth living.

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17 March 2026

"Fled from the Company" -- Frodo and Sam not looking back

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At the beginning of Book 4, in the chapter called "The Taming of Sméagol," there's a beautifully subtle little touch, a single...
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12 March 2026

As if the Story of Túrin Weren't Already Tragic Enough

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While analyzing the death scenes of Nienor Níniel and Túrin in the chapter "Turambar and the Foalókë" in The Book of Lost Tales , ...
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10 March 2026

Gollum said, Sméagol said

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Recently I was asked to present a 30 minute talk on the first five chapters of Book 4 of The Lord of the Rings . (When? Later in the summer....
02 March 2026

The Second Tolkien Conference Switzerland -- Announcement

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The 2026 Tolkien Conference Switzerland , organized by the University of Zurich, the University of Lausanne, and Friedrich Schiller Universi...
27 February 2026

A Ghostly Link between Tolkien and Charles Williams?

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I was reading Charles Williams' 1945 novel All Hallows' Eve  yesterday morning. It's a rather spooky story, the first chapter of...
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