Lord of the Rings as written by other authors

[Laurinquë]

I the ones by Mark Twain and Douglas Adams are my favourite.

Originally Posted by Mark Twain?

Persons attempting to resolve the question of Balrog wings by means of this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to define the nature of Tom Bombadil will be banished; persons attempting to find allegory in it will be shot.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR

Like that would have stopped anyone. If this were a rule on the Barrow-Downs many would experience a painful second death.