Tolkien unconsciously embedded socialist values in his work. He’s one of the twentieth century’s most socialist writers, despite his conservative beliefs.
What can a 400 year old innovation do for us in the 21st century?
How I Read The Hobbit as a Socialist Story (And Completely Missed the Point)
As a child, I saw Tolkien’s world as gloriously secular—no churches, no God, just folklore creatures the Church opposed. Bilbo’s anarchic society without government or hierarchy seemed like progressive utopia. Only later did I discover Tolkien was a conservative Christian medievalist — oh well.
William Cobbett died as he had lived – arguing. His final illness didn’t prevent him from dictating angry letters to newspaper editors, and his last
For many people even getting elected to Parliament is not enough to make a name. Most MPs who are famous are famous as a result of being elected. Cobbett’s dealings with and in the House are pretty much the least interesting of his activities and among the least successful in a life already well supplied with failures.
Autodidacts tend to have a lot of self-confidence and will often be prepared to take positions that are a long way from the mainstream. Cobbett