The Marvellous Land of Snergs | 
I‘m halfway through this little book - it‘s a really cute adventurous story about two orphans who end up in the land of Snerg and I‘m excited to read on 🥰
MuddyPuddle What a great cover! 2y
ju.ca.no @MuddyPuddle it also has some cute illustrations inside🥰 2y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Well, this looks delightful! Does it back up its claim of inspiring the hobbit? (edited) 2y
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ju.ca.no @thegirlwiththelibrarybag this is a new version of the book, but the Original is from the 1930ies by Wyke-Smith and as far as I‘ve read online, Tolkien himself said that he was inspired by them! I found an Article in the Washington Post about it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/before-tolkien-created-hobbit... 2y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ju.ca.no, thank you! Great article, I‘ve reserved a copy from the library 😊 want to see those illustrations for myself 2y
ju.ca.no @thegirlwiththelibrarybag I‘m also now curious about the original one to see how much was altered! 2y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ju.ca.no, sounds like a bit… http://tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com/2020/11/when-snergs-book-is-not-snergs-boo... 2y
ju.ca.no @thegirlwiththelibrarybag oh my, that doesn‘t sound too nice. Guess I need to get myself a copy to judge it myself! I enjoyed this version, and I feel like they sufficiently stated that it is a retellling. She explains at the end of the book that some characters are added and such 🤷🏽♀️ 2y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ju.ca.no, they sound like a purist 😂 good luck finding a copy of the original, It seems in short supply. 2y
ju.ca.no @thegirlwiththelibrarybag really? I saw it on Amazon😅 2y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ju.ca.no, in print or digital? 2y
ju.ca.no @thegirlwiththelibrarybag in print but it looks like a self published one The Marvellous Land of Snergs https://amzn.eu/d/hEERhgM 2y
