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Location: Lake-by-Downs, The Shire, Middle-Earth
In My Own Words:
I am a hobbit of middle years, am fond of mushrooms, and am inclined toward gluttony at table. I reside with my wife Tigerlily and our nine children in a hole near Lake-by-Downs in the far Westfarthing of the Shire. I am of comfortable means and social status, being related to the families of Cotton and Gamgee on my mother's side. I am not much of a traveler, but do enjoy my occasional journeys… Read moreI am a hobbit of middle years, am fond of mushrooms, and am inclined toward gluttony at table. I reside with my wife Tigerlily and our nine children in a hole near Lake-by-Downs in the far Westfarthing of the Shire. I am of comfortable means and social status, being related to the families of Cotton and Gamgee on my mother's side. I am not much of a traveler, but do enjoy my occasional journeys to Bree, where I have relations. I am on excellent terms with the good Mr. Butterbur and am pleased to report that both his table and his beer enjoy a continued well-deserved reputation. I enjoy an after-breakfast and after-supper pipe, but am not skilled at smoke-rings.
If you wish to come to tea, I regularly entertain guests on Wednesdays at 4:00.
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. . .I am quite fond of poetry. Many hobbits, I find, also share this love. This being the case, I must highly recommend "The Layw of Beleriand" as representing the finest examples epic poetry with a Middle-Earth theme. Although the unlettered (and unlearned) will struggle with this book (the various poems are presented in different stages of developement and completion) the notes are extremely helpful and the reader who perseveres will be suitably rewarded. This hobbit highly recommends this book.
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. . .the work begun in "The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1" and carries the earliest versions of what would eventually become "The Silmarillion" through to their completion. Any hobbit who owns the first volume in this series, will wish to acquire this title as well. Highly recommended -- but does not stand alone well without the first book.
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. . .a young soldier, fighting in the First World War, exercised his imagination beyond the realms of most mortals, and began, in this volume, the single greatest sustained work of fictional imagination of the 20th century (and possibly the 2nd millenium). JRR Tolkien truly deserves the title "Master of Middle-Earth". In this book, "The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1", the Master's son, Christopher Tolkien (himself quite a scholar in his own right) presents the very beginnings of the legends which would grow into the Silmarillion and the other great tales, songs, poems, and adventures of Middle-Earth. This work (and the volumes to follow) represent a tremendous effort of… Read more
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