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Arannir
Valinor
Sep 22 2014, 10:29am
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Original "Hobbit" review NY Times, March 1938
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http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/...9.html?pageNumber=98
Happy Birthday "The Hobbit", Frodo and Bilbo 
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at." J.R.R. Tolkien
We all have our hearts and minds one way or another invested in these books and movies. So we all mind and should show the necessary respect.
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BlackFox
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Sep 22 2014, 11:45am
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Like stepping into a time(s) machine
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Nice little review. Thanks for the link!
I've been flipping my way through a lot of Estonian newspapers and magazines from the 1920s and 1930s lately in search of material for my thesis, so it was interesting for me to see how alike this review was to those I've been reading for the past couple of months. But that was purely a bonus, of course.
Happy birthday, Bilbo and Frodo!
 
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sador
Half-elven
Sep 22 2014, 1:05pm
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Loresilme
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Sep 22 2014, 1:36pm
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the Professor smiling broadly at reading such a glowing review .
Thank you, Arannir!
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dernwyn
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Sep 22 2014, 3:57pm
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What a fitting way to celebrate the day! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Otaku-sempai
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Sep 22 2014, 4:24pm
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'...but very much larger than liliputians'
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One of the references cut from later editions, perhaps wisely. I had come across this review before; thanx for posting the link!
'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Sep 22 2014, 6:49pm
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without paying for a subscription.
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Rembrethil
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Sep 22 2014, 6:59pm
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Psst!!! (Sneaky hint incoming)
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Is the type too small in the preview? Just use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ (Control+plus) to zoom in. In order to reverse this aspect, use CTRL- (Control+minus). All good!
Call me Rem, and remember, not all who ramble are lost...Uh...where was I?
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Farficom
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Sep 23 2014, 2:23am
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And I would say the same still stands today because I find the work of Professor Tolkien to be just that. Original, and quite refreshing.
Thanks for posting. Probably never would have thought to go back to find that on my own.
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shadowdog
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Sep 23 2014, 4:01pm
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I keep getting a page that says I have to subscribe to the Times or pay to buy the article. 
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dernwyn
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Sep 23 2014, 4:09pm
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Just click on the article, to enlarge it for reading.
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Or if that doesn't work, follow Rem's advice above.
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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shadowdog
Rohan
Sep 23 2014, 8:25pm
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I kept clicking on the one on the left and it wasn't working. Hard to see the newspaper article under the pay me ad.
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