Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!SR.KAUFMAN@MIT-SPEECH From: SR.KAUFMAN@MIT-SPEECH@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Tolkien, etc. Message-ID: <3719@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Aug-83 09:44:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3719 Posted: Tue Aug 2 09:44:00 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Aug-83 10:43:37 EDT Lines: 19 From: David H. KaufmanThis 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