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Old 04-23-2009, 03:24 AM   #210
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Originally Posted by sirbruce View Post
You'd be surprised. Read "Note on the Text" and "Note on the 50th Anniversary Edition" in the latest copy of the books. You will find a long tale of how each printing has introduced new and different errors. In the latest version "between three and four hundred emendations have been made follwing an exhaustive review of past editions and printings." The current text is based on the 2002 version, which in turn was based on the 1994 version. Each version has had different errors and new revisions.
If you're interested in knowing more about this, I'd thoroughly recommend:

The "Lord of the Rings": a Reader's Companion by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull

which lists all the emendations and the reasons for making each one, as well as providing a fascinating insight into the text, chapter by chapter. Hammond and Scull are the authors of the "Note to the 50th Anniversary Edition", that's now a part of the LOTR book.
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