We are going on an adventure! Love The Lord of the Rings? Why not read along with us as we consider the books from the writer's point of view! Taking it chapter by chapter, novelist Julia Golding will reveal new details that you might not have noticed and techniques that will only go to increase your pleasure in future re-readings of our favourite novel. Julia also brings her expert knowledge of life in Oxford and English culture to explain some points that might have passed you by.

(00:00) The Ruins of Isengard and the Approach to Saruman
(04:55) Saruman’s Voice and the Power of Persuasion
(08:00) Resistance, Discernment, and the Cracks in Saruman’s Authority
(10:29) Théoden’s Judgment and Saruman’s Fall from Power
(14:03) Gandalf’s Mercy and the Failure of Pride
(18:11) The Breaking of the Staff and the Palantír Revealed
(22:04) Aftermath, Creative Discovery, and Seeds for What Comes Next

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