Timeline for First draft of The Lord of the Rings: Who was "M"?
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| Aug 5, 2015 at 6:22 | vote | accept | isanae | ||
| Aug 5, 2015 at 3:30 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | @isanae - I think this is the best I can do for now. I don't have any more relevant information about the subject, but if I come across anything, I'll update my answer. | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 3:08 | comment | added | isanae | @WadCheber The plot thickens! But Bingo was a later draft. The "M" was the very first line written. You're still ahead. Keep those edits coming. | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 3:03 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | @isanae - Then I should have quit while I was ahead instead of adding a footnote which states that the third and fourth drafts changed the first sentence to refer to Bilbo's son and nephew rather than Bilbo himself. :) | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 2:56 | history | edited | Wad Cheber | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 5, 2015 at 2:12 | comment | added | isanae | @WadCheber C.T (uncharacteristically) doesn't say anything about the "M", which is why I asked. It did occur to me, minutes after posting, that it could be Mr (as in my comment). After your edits, I consider this answer better: it clearly establishes the fact that Bilbo was always the subject of the first sentence. | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 2:05 | history | edited | Wad Cheber | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 5, 2015 at 1:56 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | @Rori - The quote doesn't say it, but it is patently obvious that this is the case. | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 1:55 | history | edited | Wad Cheber | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 5, 2015 at 1:48 | comment | added | Bamboo | I'm confused. Where does the quote from Chistopher Tolkien say what the "M" was going to refer to? It just says that he stopped before completing the final stroke of the M and wrote instead `When Bilbo...' | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 1:45 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | I genuinely don't understand why you think there is any mystery here - Christopher Tolkien all but says "M was Bilbo". | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 1:42 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | @isanae - Check again. It isn't my fault that you answered your own question without realizing it. :) | |
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| Aug 5, 2015 at 1:29 | history | answered | Wad Cheber | CC BY-SA 3.0 |