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Originally Posted by MattyC
The Hobbit takes place before LOTR, but didn't Tolkien write it after?
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Nope, it was written before. As mentioned it has a much lighter feel, and that is because it was based on stories he wrote for his children. It is, in a lot of ways, suited as a childrens book.
It was after he was persuaded to publish it, and it became popular with old audiences as well as young, that he started writing LotR which he made as a sequel for the older audiences that liked The Hobbit.