Work
A Long-Expected Party
J. R. R. Tolkien · 1988short story
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- Themefriendship
- Tonewhimsical
The earliest draft of The Lord of the Rings' opening chapter: a birthday party at Bag End for the hobbit hero, here still named Bingo Bolger-Baggins rather than Frodo, before Tolkien had worked out the shape of the story to come.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Placement
- contained in The Return of the Shadowcollection