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Post #394338

Author
Chewtobacca
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Tolkien
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Date created
26-Jan-2010, 1:45 PM

Moth3r said:
Err... can't see many people complaining about that one.

I agree.  Black as soot sounds much more poetic.

As for The Hobbit, I actually prefer the new version, but thinking about it after reading through this thread, I have decided I would love a collector's edition of the original. 

I do think Tolkien's case is somewhat exceptional when it comes to authors rewriting their works after publication though.  Tolkien continually re-wrote his writings on Middle Earth and wasn't finished at the time of his death.  While other authors might make small changes to their works, continually re-inventing them is something that I have not come across with any other writer.