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Attalus · 03-08-2002, 05:15 PM

Yes, Khazadman, I have had the red-leather one for 22 years, and have read it more than 35 times. Tolkein's original Plan was to release six books:The Return of the Shadow, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Treason of Isengard, The Two Towers, The War of the Ring, and, finally, The Return of the King. See The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkein ed.,Humphrey Carpenter (Houghton Miflin, 1981). I'm sure that you have noticed that each individual volume is divided into two Books, often quite different in subject. But, you are right, there certainly was a plan to issue it in a single volume, then two.

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Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 76 Posts: 8,167	Yes, Khazadman, I have had the red-leather one for 22 years, and have read it more than 35 times. Tolkein's original Plan was to release six books:The Return of the Shadow, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Treason of Isengard, The Two Towers, The War of the Ring, and, finally, The Return of the King. See The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkein ed.,Humphrey Carpenter (Houghton Miflin, 1981). I'm sure that you have noticed that each individual volume is divided into two Books, often quite different in subject. But, you are right, there certainly was a plan to issue it in a single volume, then two. [ 03-08-2002: Message edited by: Attalus ]</p> __________________ Even Heroes sometimes fail...