19 February
2024-2-19 1:55:37 PM UTC
What is the corrected text for Leaf by Niggle? I did a quick comparison and found many differences:
a distant friend fell ill; (Dublin Review, Tree and Leaf, Tolkien Reader, Poems and stories) > a distant friend felt ill; (Tales from the Perilous Realm pb)
and he did not realize that > and he did not realise that
and the summons to a King’s feast (Dublin Review, Tree and Leaf, Tolkien Reader) > and a summons to a King’s feast (Poems and stories, Tales from the Perilous Realm)
Suddenly Parish looked up: (Dublin Review etc) > Suddenly parish looked up: (Tales from the Perilous Realm)
You mean you’d have made him start on his journey before his time? (Dublin Review) > You mean you’d have made him start on the journey before his time? (Tree and Leaf, etc.)
None for his old-fashioned stuff. (Dublin Review) > None for this old-fashioned stuff. (Tree and Leaf, etc.)
Later he left it to the Town Museum, and for a long while ‘Leaf: by Niggle’ hung there in a recess, and was noticed by a few eyes. (Dublin Review, Tree and Leaf, Tolkien Reader) > Later he left it to the Town Museum, and for a long time while ‘Leaf: by Niggle’ hung there in a recess, and was noticed by a few eyes. (Poems and stories, Tales from the Perilous Realm)
It is splendid for convalescence; and not only that, for many it is the best introduction to the Mountains. (Dublin Review) > It is splendid for convalescence; and not only for that, for many it is the best introduction to the Mountains. (Tree and Leaf, etc.)
I think we shall have to give the new region a name. (Dublin Review) > I think we shall have to give the region a name. (Tree and Leaf, etc.)
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