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  1. Rivendell_librarian

    Tom Shippey: dwarfs or ⛏️dwarves

    I'm reading chapter 3 of Shippey's Road to Middle Earth. I find I can't rush through this book and need to read round what he is saying. Now Tolkien preferred to use "dwarves" to dwarfs in his books though sometimes wrote "dwarfs" in his letters (e.g. in letter 131 to Milton Waldman). In...
  2. Amon Rudh

    Tom Shippey books

    Hi all. I have 'Tolkien - Author of the Century ' is there much benefit in also owning 'The Road to Middle-earth ' ? Thanks
  3. R

    A report on a lecture by Tom Shippey

    Tom Shippey, professor at St. Louis University and author of several books on Tolkien recently gave a lecture on the problems of adapting Tolkien to film. Here's a report from somebody who attended the lecture.
  4. S

    Tom Shippey: J.R.R Tolkien, Author of the Century

    I just finished reading Tom Shippey´s book J.R.R Tolkien, Author of the Century. The book was excellent, a MUST read for every one, who wants to get more insight into Tolkien.
  5. Walter

    J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century by Tom Shippey

    I've been told that this is the right place for a thread like this one, so here we go...
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