![]() ![]() ![]() Initially he heard nothing further, but when he was sent galley proofs of a new edition he learned to his surprise the new chapter had been incorporated as the result of a misunderstanding. Eventually Tolkien decided a rewrite of The Hobbit was in order, and he sent a sample chapter of this rewrite ("Riddles in the Dark") to his publishers. Tolkien tried many different passages in the chapter that would become chapter 2 of the Lord of the Rings, "The Shadow of the Past". During the writing of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien saw the need to revise this passage, in order to reflect the concept of the One Ring and its powerful hold on Gollum. In the first edition, Gollum willingly bets his magic ring on the outcome of the riddle game. For example, the first edition makes a reference to " tomatoes", which was altered to "pickles" by Tolkien in the second. The second intended to be more in tune with The Lord of the Rings. ![]() The Hobbit has been published in two editions.
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