> didn’t write an industrial revolution into the history of middle earth He wrote it, with focus on negative effect - note ending of the book. Curiously Shire

> didn’t write an industrial revolution into the history of middle earth He wrote it, with focus on negative effect - note ending of the book. Curiously Shire has numerous products that require industrial base, without industrial revolution being present. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism_in_The_Lord_of_the_Rings#Industrial_hell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism_in_The_Lord_o...