Christopher Tolkien

[Rimbaud]

Thunder entirely 'un-stolen', lmp. Intriguing suggestion, albeit one I will confess to dallying with myself. I came to a similar conclusion after Smith of Wooton Major but decided to drop the notion and take the story on its merits due to my belief in Tolkien's aversion to allegory. To state bluntly, avoiding the circuitous sesquipedalian lexicon of my normal speech (say that when you're tipsy), I don't think Tolkien would have made such a blunt statement.

He could not have expected his son to miss the point...so I don't think he intended it to be read that way. IMO.

I totally concur with you, burra, on Brian Herbert. A more horrible mismash of the original texts I cannot fathom. A great sadness, for the initial series was a source of great delight and insight for me.