The Hobbit – Chapter VII – Queer Lodgings

The title of this chapter betrays the age of The Hobbit (First published in 1937).  People just don’t use the word queer in this way anymore.  I suppose if it were a modern book, the chapter would be Weird Lodgings.  As a kid, I’m sure I didn’t even notice the title of the chapter.  As…

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