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Tag Archives: JRR Tolkien
On rereading Tolkien
According to the book plate in my well-thumbed copy of JRR Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, I first read the book in 1966 when I was in high school. I haven’t kept many books from that era, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Five-star professors, Literature
Tagged Corey Olsen, JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion
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