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The Annals of the West  by Dreamflower 2 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/17/2011
A good reason to want to follow up on this project. I, too, can taste the boredom Merry knows and the frustration of Celandine, having finished the Red Book and not having another in mind to keep the flow going. Now they have a purpose to continue learning the back-story for the Red Book and to understand all that was going on that had an influence on what they were going through.

Author Reply: Yes, when you finish one thing, it's always a good thing to have something else to start on! And of course, it will be good to learn all the previous history.

VirtuellaReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/11/2011
"Of course, they'd learned the hard way that time and long telling had rubbed the harder edges off Bilbo's story."

That is an excellent story-internal explanation for the differences between The Hobbit and LOTR. It's great to see a story on research, book-making and calligraphy. :) The difference in style of letter between Merry and Pippin was very well done.

And may I suggest that what the Shire really needs is a standardised curriculum? :P

Author Reply: It's long been my own story-internal explanation for the differences between the two. I am sure that over the years, Bilbo bowdlerized the story to make it suitable for the children to whom he told it-- and perhaps, also to make it easier for himself to remember, by glossing over the harsher details of what happened.

LOL! I seriously doubt a standardized curriculum could ever happen in a place where education is considered strictly a family affair! Every family would have their own ideas about the things that were most important for a child to learn.

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