> my local library was full of books from the 50's I had never heard of and was reluctant to read. Ok but whose loss is that? Tolkien did not write for people

> my local library was full of books from the 50's I had never heard of and was reluctant to read. Ok but whose loss is that? Tolkien did not write for people who were afraid of old books. If he had wanted to reach the largest audience possible whatever the means, he would have written differently. It happenede that a rather large audience did appreaciate his works in their original form, apparently also to the surprise of Tolkien himself.