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Saga of Hrolf Kraki, tr. Stella Mills
25 Oct, 2016
2016/10/25 17:11:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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25 Oct, 2016
2016/10/25 17:31:28 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/25 17:31:28 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Well, that would explain why he stopped selling it. 


25 Oct, 2016
2016/10/25 17:35:53 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/25 17:35:53 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Here is a goodreads review of the book, for those interested in just a bit more detail.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/461346960
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/461346960

25 Oct, 2016
2016/10/25 17:38:14 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/25 17:38:14 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Sorry, you have me started on google now -
Here is an auction result for the original 1933 edition, sold for $246 in November 2015 at Skinners.
http://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2865B/lots/247
Here is an auction result for the original 1933 edition, sold for $246 in November 2015 at Skinners.
http://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2865B/lots/247

25 Oct, 2016
2016/10/25 17:52:19 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/25 17:52:19 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
I wonder what was so offensive in Priscilla Tolkien’s introduction.

26 Oct, 2016
2016/10/26 0:00:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/26 0:00:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Ulmo wrote:
I wonder what was so offensive in Priscilla Tolkien’s introduction.
I'd like to read it, but I wonder if the author of the book was downplayed relative to Tolkien's contribution and influence (purely speculation). That would be fairly offensive, potentially.

26 Oct, 2016
2016/10/26 1:48:51 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/26 1:48:51 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Probably true but, to be fair, the Tolkien connection is the selling point of this translation. Too bad for them that Stella Mills’ cousin’s heirs have apparently burned that bridge.

26 Oct, 2016
2016/10/26 5:00:49 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/26 5:00:49 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Ulmo wrote:
Probably true but, to be fair, the Tolkien connection is the selling point of this translation. Too bad for them that Stella Mills’ cousin’s heirs have apparently burned that bridge.
I can't imagine it would have been much of a money spinner! And assuming that no permission was asked to do the reprint, that is a bit of an oversight (and one that the Tolkien Estate certainly would not have tolerated if it were their material)

26 Oct, 2016
2016/10/26 20:41:36 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2016/10/26 20:41:36 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
I bought a copy of the Nodens Books reprint while it was still available.
To answer some of the questions:
1) Downplaying Mills?
Aside from some reminiscences about Stella M. Mills' personality, Priscilla Tolkien's Foreword deals almost exclusively with the friendship between Stella Mills and the Tolkien family. As such, the Foreword doesn't include any discussion about Mills' edition of The Saga of Hrolf Kraki.
2) Is there anything offensive?
There are one or two paragraphs in the Foreword that (at least from my reading) are quite obviously the source behind the reaction of the family of Stella Mills. These paragraphs concern some personal matters in the Mills family.
To answer some of the questions:
1) Downplaying Mills?
Aside from some reminiscences about Stella M. Mills' personality, Priscilla Tolkien's Foreword deals almost exclusively with the friendship between Stella Mills and the Tolkien family. As such, the Foreword doesn't include any discussion about Mills' edition of The Saga of Hrolf Kraki.
2) Is there anything offensive?
There are one or two paragraphs in the Foreword that (at least from my reading) are quite obviously the source behind the reaction of the family of Stella Mills. These paragraphs concern some personal matters in the Mills family.
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