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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Showing posts with label Smaug. Show all posts

24 April 2018

Dwarf-ridden

'Dwarves!' said Bilbo in pretended surprise. 'Don't talk to me!' said Smaug. 'I know the smell (and taste) ...

27 June 2015

From the Bliss of the Gods to a Jewel Shining in the Darkness -- What Tolkien's Kilbride Dedication Can Show Us

The sale at Sotheby's in London on 4 June 2015 of a first edition of The Hobbit for £137,000 has certainly drawn its share of attenti...

17 September 2014

Not By Taters Alone: Sam and Story (I)

Did any reader ever guess -- could any reader ever have guessed -- when first reading the early chapters of Book One that Sam Gamgee would...

04 August 2014

29 July 1954 -- 29 July 2014

The other morning I stopped at the deli counter of my local market. As I was placing my order with one person, another suddenly began speak...

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