J.R.R. Tolkien -- enemy of progress ?

[Bill Ferny]

Thanks Heren for posting that letter. I haven’t a copy of the letters, and its always great when they are posted here on the forum. Its nice to see that ranting isn’t the sole prerogative of those who post on internet forums.

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as 'patriotism', may remain a habit! But it won't do any good, if it is not universal.

Whoa, now Professor, slow down! Maybe to some extent Tolkien was anti- technological and industrial progress. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]