We weren’t huge fans of Tolkien’s changes to chapter 1 of The Hobbit in his abandoned 1960 rewrite–but chapter 2 surprised us with it’s pitch-perfect changes! Some of the things we discuss are:

• Want the first edition of The Hobbit? Get ready to pay!
• Middle-earth gains space–and is now the “character” we know
• Gandalf’s got a horse–and he’s AWESOME!
• Bilbo is more helpless and forgotten–and it’s better
• JRR Tolkien’s prose is more expertly crafted
• Listen to Tolkien Reading “Roast Mutton”

In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:

• Why does Tolkien refer to the Dwarves gold as “enchanted”
• And why is the gold “pale”?  Does is have a greater meaning than just a color choice?
• The Hobbit film fan-edit — let’s watch it together!

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The Annotated Hobbit
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The History of The Hobbit
The Expanded Letters of JRR Tolkien (audiobook)
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The Silmarillion
The Children of Hurin
The Atlas of Middle-earth
Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat