I can imagine the reason JRR abandoned the manuscript is that he didn't believe it held up to his standard
Writers write lots of things. A good writer knows what's good enough to release, and what should be tossed. When children release their parents unreleased work, it's usually dreck
26 posted on 09/24/2006 7:54:33 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor
(A planned society is most appealing to those with the arrogance to think they will be the planners)