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This week, we open The Lord of the Rings and discuss the prefatory material, including Tolkien&#8217;s discussion of allegory and applicability. 

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There And Back Again 16: A Long-Expected Party

In this series, story expert Alastair Stephens guides you through the pages of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.