Re: also sprach Tolkien

well, yeah....but does the idea change from private correspondence to
public? Do you think he may not have illustrated them if they weren't
exclusively for his children? I bet in these works he was probably
going on the premise that "Kids Like Pictures, " or at least, "My Kids
Like Pictures," so illustrated them.

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>Jim, the Christmas letters and stories were meant exclusively for his
>children who he told many stories and I believe they were published by his
>son Christopher after his death. The Hobbit was initially written for his
>children but they lobbied for it to be included in his larger mythopia, and
>so he did as testified by his endless re-writing and I statement in a letter
>to a fan. Notice that the hobbit is a lot more playful, notice his account
>of the invention of golf.
>Daniel
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>PS Tolkein himself illustrated the Hobbit, and some of his Christmas
>letters/stories to his children when they were young. I wonder if he
>has different standards for adults than for children, or if he only
>developed this idea later in life?
>
>Jim
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