Adventures Make One Late To Dinner

"I am in fact a hobbit in all but size. I like gardens, trees, and unmechanized farmlands. I smoke a pipe, like good, plain food, detest French cooking ... I am fond of mushrooms, have a very simple sense of humor ... go to bed late and get up late (when possible). I do not travel much."

--John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring was published today in 1954.
(Thanks, Writers' Almanac!)