What J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit still has to offer, 80 years after its publi

[MisterVeritis]

You don't have to get his series on the Crusades. Check out his The First Crusade. I read this in my late teens. Early to mid 90s, I guess. Great history and great adventure.
https://www.amazon.com/First-Crusade.../dp/0521611482

LOL. I am spoiled. I have nearly 5000 books. Most were free or about a buck. The 800 pager was three bucks.

So this goes on the list. Once I have read everything else on the Crusades I have, I will spend nearly 13 bucks.

[Mister D]

What's interesting to me is about theLord of the Rings is that, while it inspired so much of the fantasy genre that evangelicals like my mom despised, it's a Christian and specifically Roman Catholic allegory. Weird.

I never actually read the trilogy but I did read The Hobbit.

[Peter1469]

What's interesting to me is about theLord of the Rings is that, while it inspired so much of the fantasy genre that evangelicals like my mom despised, it's a Christian and specifically Roman Catholic allegory. Weird.

I never actually read the trilogy but I did read The Hobbit.

You should read it.