What did Lucy (aged 10) think of Book One of Lord of the RIngs?
Book One Thoughts
Dwalin Blue-beard
Dwalin the Dwarf's beard is described as 'blue'. Why?
Stout Farmer Maggot and Hobbitish Distrust
Farmer Maggot is a stout fellow, and nobody trusts anyone else.
Black Riders
A 10 year-old's first experience with Tolkien's Black Riders.
The Shadow of the Past
Lucy's thoughts on "The Shadow of the Past" and "invisible men".
The 1960 Hobbit: The Narrative Frame
What would the in-world origin of the '1960 Hobbit' have been?
A Sword Instead of a Walking Stick
You think Bilbo was unprepared? Get a load of these guys.
The Mathom-house 