UMonaco wenzeka endalini ye-auction indlu yobuciko obuhle. Ngesikhathi sokuhweba ngesando, incwadi eyayingakahlelelwa ngaphambili yombhali wesiNgisi noMdali wenoveli ethi "Lord of the Rings" John Tolkina, lapho abhalelane khona nesithombe sencwadi yesikhathi esizayo. Embhalweni uTolkien ukhuluma ngayo njengoMiss Sykes futhi ufuna ukuthenga umsebenzi wakhe. Kuyaziwa ukuthi le ncwadi yabhalwa emuva ngo-1956 futhi phambilini ayizange ishicilele noma kuphi. Idokhumenti ebabazekayo ithole umthengi ongaziwa amakhilogremu ayi-15,000, okuphindaphindeka ama-ruble anawo ama-1.5 wezigidi.
Lokhu kubikwa yinkinga ye-Daily Mail. Kubalandeli kanye nabacwaningi be-Fiction Yesayensi, lo mbhalo umele inani ngokuyinhloko ngoba umbhali uchaza ngokuningiliziwe ukubukeka kokuzilibazisa. Umlobi wathanda ukuthi umlandeli wesifazane waveza kanjani amaqhawe e-saga. Ukuzilibazisa ekuhumusheni kwalo kubukeka njengabantu abajwayelekile, futhi hhayi izidalwa ezinhle kakhulu zobuso bezingane namehlo amakhulu.
"Ngakhombisa imidwebo yakho kwabanye abafundi, futhi babebathanda kakhulu. Kwavumile ukuthi ama-hobbits kufanele abukeke njengabantu abajwayelekile (yize uMqondo unentshebe yembuzi noma ingulube kimi), hhayi njengamadoda amancane anenkulumo yezingane. Ngingathanda ukubona eminye imidwebo yakho, kepha anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi umsebenzi wakho ukhokhelwe ngokwanele esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, "umbhali uyavuma.