So, today I'm chuffed up by the news that Michael Dirda, book reviewer for the Washington Post, has just published a brief review of THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT. Here's his succinct review of an expansive book:
Just reissued in one huge volume, John D. Rateliff’s “The History of the Hobbit” (Houghton Mifflin) is one of the foundational works of Tolkien scholarship. Here, in 938 pages, you’ll find the original draft version of “The Hobbit” as well as Rateliff’s voluminous notes, which are scholarly, meticulous and, above all, fascinating to anyone who wants to know more than just an inkling about this great children’s classic.
Obviously I cdn't be more pleased.
More to come.
--John R.
Thanks for alerting us to that. His favorable review of your book demonstrates his good taste and thus functions as an endorsement of the other books he discusses in the column, some of which I've made note of to look up.
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