
Mark Weihman: In praise of ‘High Beauty’ — Why I read, (love) New York Times columnist David French
Somewhere near Mordor: High above into a deep indigo night sky a white star twinkled; Sam’s heart swelled, and J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “The beauty of it smote his heart as he looked up out of the forsaken land and hope returned to him.” Tolkien created …