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John D. Rateliff

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John D. Rateliff


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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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An Eight Word Review of Pullman's (672 page) New Book

 "They paved Paradise and  put up a parking lot"

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Average rating: 3.82 · 108,903 ratings · 174 reviews · 29 distinct worksSimilar authors
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Return to the Keep on the B...

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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

“There was a good deal of wide respectable country to pass through inhabited by decent respectable folk”
John D. Rateliff, The History of the Hobbit

“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.
John D. Rateliff, The History of the Hobbit

Topics Mentioning This Author

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien Group Read June-August 2012: Mr. Baggins (The History of the Hobbit: Volume 1) 48 84 Oct 01, 2012 01:06PM  
J.R.R. Tolkien: King Arthur and the Inklings 1 18 May 28, 2017 08:27AM  
Ung i Norrbotten: This topic has been closed to new comments. Louises Utmanig 20 19 Sep 03, 2018 02:56AM  
J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien Biopic in the Offing? 17 47 Nov 07, 2019 05:20AM  
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