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Subject: Tolkien, etc.
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Date: Tue, 2-Aug-83 09:44:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  2 09:44:00 1983
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From:  David H. Kaufman 


This doesn't sound right (that due to editorial pressure Tolkien was
unable to revise The Fellowship after he finished The Return of the
King).  First of all, there are hints of what Aragorn's real aim in
life is when the Fellowship is being formed at Rivendell - he sits
beside Arwen at one fancy dinner, and when he misses a dinner that
she's at, Bilbo makes a pointed comment (along the lines of, "we
missed you at dinner, the Lady Arwen was there").  Secondly (from
notes by C.S. Lewis) Tolkien had the Lord of the Rings practically
completed (some names were later changed) and had it rejected by
many publishers, to the point where he dispaired of ever seeing it in
print.  Lewis suggested that he send it to a student of his
(Tolkien's) in the publishing business - any student who might be
willing to publish it as a favor. Tolkien sent to Rayner Unwin, who
did just that.

	David Kaufman