tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post1383744879964110722..comments2024-03-27T21:39:23.192-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Happy Tolkien DayJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-12456124823800387252017-01-06T20:03:05.996-08:002017-01-06T20:03:05.996-08:00Dear Hlaf.
Fair enough.
--John R.Dear Hlaf.<br /><br />Fair enough.<br /><br />--John R.John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-13330632640471329022017-01-06T08:27:26.394-08:002017-01-06T08:27:26.394-08:00"And it's interesting to note that had To..."And it's interesting to note that had Tolkien written only THE HOBBIT, its sales alone wd be enough to make him tie with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur C. Clarke, and Suzanne Collins for 7th/8th/9th place." Would they? Had Tolkien not written TLotR there's no telling what might have happened to The Hobbit, because it was obviously boosted by its sequel. I might not have gone into oblivion, because no one denies it has intrinsic merit, but one cannot assume it would be as popular as it is today. A more realistic approach would be to project the Hobbit sales as they stood in 1954.<br />(Mind you, if JRRT hadn't written TLotR the list of SFF best sellers would be completely different.)Hlafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570318115206193131noreply@blogger.com