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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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	The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins by John D. Rateliff (Editor), J.R.R. Tolkien 3.81 avg rating — 105,149 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 — 1,683 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 — 589 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 3.64 avg rating — 39 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 4.33 avg rating — 24 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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“There was a good deal of wide respectable country to pass through inhabited by decent respectable folk”
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“if I have to walk from here to [cancelled: Hindu Kush] the Great Desert of Gobi and fight the Wild Wire worm ~~of the Chinese.~~”
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