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JOHN D. RATELIFFmoved to Wisconsin in 1981 in order to work with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University. He has been active in Tolkien scholarship for many years, delivering papers on Tolkien and the Inklings. While at Marquette, he assisted in the collation of their holdings with those Christopher Tolkien was editing for his History of Middle-earth series. A professional editor, he lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three cats, only one of whom is named after a Tolkien character.

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Jean Rabe

Sorry to hear today of the death of Jean Rabe. Jean was head of the R. P. G. A. when I first came on board at TSR (in October 1987 I think it was). My first contacts there were actually through the book department (via friend Jim Lowder) and the RPGA (then the domain of Jean, ably assisted by Skip Williams).

That first discussion with Jean of a job at TSR didn't pan out due to my (a) living in

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	The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins by John D. Rateliff (Editor), J.R.R. Tolkien 3.81 avg rating — 105,064 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End by John D. Rateliff (Editor), J.R.R. Tolkien 4.34 avg rating — 1,687 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song and Silence: A Guidebook to Bards and Rogues (Dungeon & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying) by John D. Rateliff, David Noonan 3.58 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Hobbit, One-Volume Edition by John D. Rateliff (Editor), J.R.R. Tolkien 4.41 avg rating — 596 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Standing Stone: An Adventure for 7th-Level Characters 3.77 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to the Keep on the Borderlands 3.42 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reverse Dungeon by John D. Rateliff, Bruce R. Cordell (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fushigi Yugi: Ultimate Fan Guide, Volume 1 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fushigi Yugi: Ultimate Fan Guide, Volume 3 3.65 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief History of The Hobbit by John D. Rateliff, J.R.R. Tolkien 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“he is flown [added: to another darker place] – Beren and Tinúviel broke his power, but that is quite another story.”
― John D. Rateliff, The History of the Hobbit

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“These they hate above all things,TN44 and fear for few of them have swords of iron or steel at all. Hardly any at all even now. None I expect in those days. They fight chiefly with clubs”
― John D. Rateliff, The History of the Hobbit

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“The only philological remark (I think) in The Hobbit is on p. 221 (lines 6–7 from end):”
― John D. Rateliff, The History of the Hobbit

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