The archivist in charge of 11,000 pages of original Lord of the Rings drafts at Marquette University

The archivist in charge of 11,000 pages of original Lord of the Rings drafts at Marquette University

Im very excited about this story today. On Wednesday, I got to visit the archive that holds the original versions of one of the most popular book series of all time. The Lord of the Rings.Marquette University has the original drafts for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, along with two lesser-known books by him, Mr. Bliss and Farmer Giles of Ham. There are more than 11,000 pages of drafts.I own 10 Lord of the Rings books. …