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A Niggle About a Name
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Posted Sep 28, 2002 by Mat Lindsay (the researcher formerly known as Nylarthotep...now he has a name, all he needs is a face)
Nice article, but the name of the short story is "Leaf by Niggle" rather than "Leaf and Tree."

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Posted Oct 15, 2002 by Gorthaur
I think maybe that in the context he's given the list, he/she does actually mean "Tree and Leaf" since that is the name of the book that contains various short works including "Leaf by Niggle".

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Posted Mar 3, 2004 by TRiG (Ireland) Human rights under attack in Uganda. Look it up. Excellent coverage on the blog "Box Turtle Bulletin"
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Tree and Leaf contains:
smiley 1. Introduction
smiley biggrin (A short paragraph)
smiley 2. On Fairy Stories
smiley biggrin (A fascinating essay derived from a lecture he gave outlining his opinions on fairy stories as a serious art form)
smiley 3. Leaf by Niggle
smiley biggrin (A short story which is, unusually for Tolkien, probably partly alegorical: for Niggle, read Tolkien)
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(I can't get indents to work so I've used smilies instead.)
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