We weren’t huge fans of Tolkien’s changes to chapter 1 of The Hobbit in his abandoned 1960 rewrite–but chapter 2 surprised us with it’s pitch-perfect changes! Some of the things we discuss are:

• 
  
• Want the first edition of The Hobbit? Get ready to pay!
  
• Middle-earth gains space–and is now the “character” we know
  
• Gandalf’s got a horse–and he’s AWESOME!
  
• Bilbo is more helpless and forgotten–and it’s better
  
• JRR Tolkien’s prose is more expertly crafted
  
• Listen to Tolkien Reading “Roast Mutton”
  

In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:

• 
  
• Why does Tolkien refer to the Dwarves gold as “enchanted”
  
• And why is the gold “pale”?  Does is have a greater meaning than just a color choice?
  
• The Hobbit film fan-edit — let’s watch it together!
  

BECOME A MEMBER!

Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and live chats. You can also join for $5 a month on Patreon