Ah, that's true. She actually died of TB when she was quite young - she was intending to write a novel before that but she never had time to finish it. Oh, and there are so many of her stories that I love, buts some of my personal favorites include "Daughters of the Late Colonel", "At...

Ah, I think there are some valid points here, about not comparing The Hobbit to LOTR when reading it. I haven't read the LOTR books so when I went into The Hobbit I didn't really have any sort of expectations. Other than expecting a good story, which was what I got. I have to admit I loved this one....

I absolutely love Manfield's writing, and I'm curious whether anyone else here has read or still reads her? She seems to be pushed to the side at times, or just seems to pass below the radar, really, but her writing is just genius! Anyone read her stories?

Whoah...sounds really interesting. I've always been fascinated by Lucifer and this is the first time that I've come across such an idea as yours. It sounds like it'll be a great read. If I can get my hands on it =P

hah! i, too, possess an embarassing fascination with YA novels.