and now, the answer to that question

Yesterday, I posted a quotation about the reviewer's dilemma on how to give proper recognition to a really outstanding book. It was an excerpt from a review of one (or what the reviewer considered to be one), and I challenged you to guess the identity of the book, and who wrote the review.

Some thought it must be The Lord of the Rings; another said it couldn't be The Lord of the Rings.

The unexpurgated original paragraphs, including a date stamp which might have provided a clue, and the citation, are ( behind the cut )

Happy Thanksgiving to all.