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I'd rather read about someone's life I've not read about before. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 07/12/2011 05:33:02 PM
Tolkien's not for everyone. The author states that the people chosen are those who meant something to him.

De gustibus non disputandum?

It's basically a case of snobbery on the part of TLS, though. </hypocrisy>
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John Sutherland's Lives of Novelists includes Jordan, but not Tolkien - 07/12/2011 04:43:14 PM 936 Views
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