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Douglas A. Anderson

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Douglas Allen Anderson (born 1959) is an author and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

His first published book was The Annotated Hobbit (1988), which grew out of a study of the revisions made by Tolkien. The Annotated Hobbit won the Mythopoeic Award for scholarship.

Anderson has also edited modern editions of works by other fantasists including Kenneth Morris and William Hope Hodgson.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 1,749 ratings · 202 reviews · 36 distinct works

	Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy by Douglas A. Anderson (Editor), Frank R. Stockton (Contributor), Johann Ludwig Tieck (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 252 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction 3.31 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Seekers of Dreams: Masterpieces of Fantasy 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	On Tolkien: Interviews, Reminiscences, and Other Essays by Douglas A. Anderson, Marjorie J. Burns (Editor) 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson 4.51 avg rating — 589 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Tolkien Studies, V.4 by Douglas A. Anderson (Editor ), Verlyn Flieger (Editor ), Michael D.C. Drout (Editor ) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Tolkien Studies V by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D.C. Drout (Editor) 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A "Washington Merry Go Round" Of Libel Actions 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Workbook for Writing the News by Douglas A. Anderson, Bruce D. Itule 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1988	My rating: