Thanks for the roses! (I hope you came to praise me, not to bury me!
) And thanks to all those who enjoyed the introductions so much that they bestowed reputation points upon my posts. I appreciate the feedback, and it's nice to know that the discussions are read, even when the posting has sometimes been meager.
This weekend we will begin the chapter-by-chapter discussions of
The Hobbit. I may be opening the new thread earlier than Monday; Sunday was often my best day for posting on the LotR discussions, and depending upon my real life schedule, some threads will be up earlier than that. I hope many of you will join in; these chapters are usually shorter and faster reading than LotR, so it should be easier to keep up. I look forward to an enjoyable time!
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth..
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