{"id":49235,"date":"2013-03-25T16:56:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T20:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=49235"},"modified":"2013-03-26T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T15:19:15","slug":"there-and-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/25\/there-and-back-again\/","title":{"rendered":"There and Back Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tolkienhobbit-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49237\" alt=\"tolkienhobbit-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tolkienhobbit-3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tolkienhobbit-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tolkienhobbit-3-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since 2003, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tolkiensociety.org\/ed\/tolkienreadingday.html\" target=\"_blank\">the Tolkien Society<\/a> has celebrated Tolkien Reading Day on March 25. Why today, which is neither Tolkien\u2019s birthday, nor\u00a0Bilbo\u2019s, nor Frodo\u2019s? The answer will be obvious to regular observers of the holiday: March 25 marks the downfall of Sauron.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2003, the Tolkien Society has celebrated Tolkien Reading Day on March 25. Why today, which is neither Tolkien\u2019s birthday, nor\u00a0Bilbo\u2019s, nor Frodo\u2019s? 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