The Mirror Crack'd: Fear and Horror in J. R. R. Tolkien's Major Works

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Rather makes Mithalwen's five hours by train pale by comparison, eh wot?

Have you been on an English train recently? I like trains - I went across America twice in three and a bit weeks by train including a 2.5 day leg between Seattle and Chicago. I have inter-railed round Europe and done other major rail journeys in NZ, Aus and the USSR ( one day I will do the Trans siberian). English trains are filthy, slow, uncomfortable and expensive. Southampton is only 20 minutes away and Leeds is in the Grim Upnorth ... and what really worries me is that the journey with 4 changes of train is quicker than the one with 2 .. that is just unnatural....

If the conference were across the Pond it would be more tempting to me too ....