I read to you from The Hobbit ( and blow a few smoke rings) for Tolkien reading day If you like you can encourage me with coffee and cake here www.buymeacoff...
Malcolm losing his books in the masses of his bookshelf is quite an idea for a story or poem of how books come and go and hide themselves from us as we read and think of other works, but that the perennial great books will always return and come back to be found by us
Whenever I read Tolkien, or listen to a rendition of one of his poems or songs - especially those regarding Elves - I recall the Welsh word "Hiraeth." Hiraeth: A homesickness for places of your past that you can’t return to or even those you’ve never been to. It can also describe a sense of yearning for imaginary places, feelings, and people.
That’s a beautiful definition. A yearning for the past that I’ve never even experienced is a feeling I often get. It also brings to mind “I Sit Beside the Fire and Think” as told by Bilbo. “I sit beside the fire and think of people long ago, And people who will see a world that I shall never know.”
I couldn't agree more. I also work the Railways but not this week and seeing Malcolm enjoying a wee Dram and a read has me searching through my Books for Tomorrow, with a wee Dram of course.
My father is currently in the hospital and he used to read the Hobbit to me when I was a child. I randomly happened on to your channel today. You sir, have motivated me to grab my Hobbit book and read to him like he did so for me all those years ago. Thank you for reminding me of this amazing piece of art. I will continue to cherish this wonderful illustration and share with my love ones. Also i sparked my pipe up in celebration, I'll have to work on my smoke rings though.
The poem that you read from The Hobbit, the enchanting dwarvish verses describing their treasures and the light imbued in them, is my favorite in that book. I came upon your channel just a couple of days ago while researching Tolkien. I too own a collection of classic books, some quite dog-eared, and "visiting" your cozy book room and enjoying Tolkien lore gave me such pleasure. I don't have friends here in Central Florida to discuss Tolkien with, or C. S. Lewis for that matter. Your welcome and chats about prose and poetry, adorned by smoke rings from exceptional, good, old pipes, fill a gap in my literary heart. (My father smoked a pipe and you remind me a little of him. I read to him and my mother too until God called them home to Heaven.) Thank you fellow writer for your cozy chats. I hope to enjoy many more in this stroll into the "perilous realm" while indulging in a cup of tea. 😊🍵✝️✍️
I'm listening while shelving books at my college library, and just as you began reading the dwarves' song I found myself holding a copy of your book Sounding the Seasons. Thank you for constantly sharing your love of the Professor with us, Malcolm!
“something Tookish woke up inside him…” When I read those lines for the first time over half a century ago, I can truly say that the same happened in my heart, and I have never been the same since. I’m so glad to have encountered the Professor’s great work. Such a blessing.
My father read all of the Tolkien books to me and my brother as children as well. I understand the feeling that hearing his words evokes. It has honestly made me who I am today.
I’m 23 years old and my wife just got interested into books about a year ago. Tolkiens books are some of the first I picked up. Glad to have found your channel and cheers from Kentucky U.S.
such an adventure awaits you and your wife! please seek out the second hand and out of the way little bookstores in your neck of the woods. there is something absolutely magical about the book that reaches out to you when you're book browsing which serendipity does not occur in the same way when shopping online.
Hi Malcolm. My 9 year old daughter has become a huge fan of all things Tolkien and we’re getting through the Lord of the Rings at bedtime each night. We listened to this together and her wide eyes mirrored mine when I too read this so many years ago. Thank you and god bless.
Absolutely loved and needed this today. There is a place of peace and tranquility that Tolkien takes me - and this is greatly amplified with your reading of it. Thank you!
Truly one of my favorite parts of The Hobbit! And I can think of no better way to experience it on International Tolkien Reading Day than this. Such an absolute treat and blessing!
Malcolm should be listed as a world treasure! You make mine and my husband's day when we watch your videos. Always insightful and entertaining. Thank you Malcolm for these videos, you have a special place in our hearts!❤❤
That was lovely to listen to just before I go to bed. I think you should record yourself reading the entire book and maybe the trilogy as well as I would love to hear your voice reading them. That looks a beautiful edition of The Hobbit as well, I'm glad you found it!
I can still remember discovering Tolkien as a child, the books I always knew must exist somewhere and here they were. I hope on this day other children discover him too, or adults for that matter. Thank you for these videos.
A stout and hearty hello from Roanoke, Virginia! On holiday in a quiet cabin in the woods with the family, having a pint of dark stuff, and just explaining to my seven year old daughter today's significance. Very much enjoying today's selection. Thank you, sir, and all hail Frodo of the Nine Fingers!
Everyday is Tolkien reading day here at the moment, since finding your channel mainly. Currently 75% through reading The Hobbit to my six year old, and about 25% through the Silmarillion in my own time. So a very big "At your service" to you Mr Guite
I love The Hobbit, it may be my favourite book, something very magical about it. Smith of Wooton Major is similarly beautiful too, even the names of these books seem to resonate with something deep in the soul.
"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.." , and from that an entire world was born. I loved Tree and Leaf too, and his beautiful translation of Pearl. An amazing man who will never be forgotten.
@@A.L.Gardner I remember reading it for the first time as a boy, finishing it in complete awe and knowing I needed to contact him, write him a letter and speak to him. Then discovering he had died a few years earlier. I have no idea what I would have said, I was devastated though. As you say an amazing man.
How wonderful! I picked The Fellowship of the Ring from the bookcase this afternoon having not read it since my teens, almost 60 years ago. Delighted to discover this is International Tolkien Reading Day and having you read from The Hobbit this evening has been just lovely. Many thanks. Bless you x
I have fallen in love with this channel and everything you do. Malcolm, you're truly a breathe of fresh air and an inspiration. From pipes, books, and the art of staying still, to guitar playing and your very own writings, everything has been a pleasure. Keep on keeping on!
Thank you, Mr. Malcom. I have been a Tolkien fan for many years. Now I'm a student studying literature, theology, and philosophy soon to get a masters of historical theology. Tolkien has been a pleasure of mine for many moons. I greatly enjoy the religious themes that are just so present in all of Tolkien's work. Your little study is a perfect example of what I want so badly in my own home. I hope whenever I am your age, I get just as much joy from the Professor as you do. I'm sure I will. Tolkien's work is timeless and ageless. Many blessings, sir! Keep reading to us and showing us the art of pipe smoking. I can't describe the joy it brings me. I'm actually a writer myself. I've spent the last five years working on a fantasy novel greatly inspired by Tolkien. I've just finished it recently and am 20,000 words deep into the sequel. I am addicted to the joy I get from writing. There's plenty of pipe smoking, ale drinking, and song singing within my work! A love letter to Tolkien. I hope one day to have a place among your bookshelf, my friend.
I must say. I am a young Gen Z but have an old soul. I havnt quite found myself yet but am starting a new job blue collar roadside services. I am getting back into reading and changing my nicotine source to the occasional pipe versus vape. My dream retirement is to have a off grid cottage up north in America or Nordic regions surrounded by books, wood stove, and the trophies of hunt for survival in food, medicine, and warmth. You sir inspire parts of it but mostly guide to a world I found in research and imagination.
I confess, I'm a lowly American. But The Hobbit changed my life. It inspired a love of reading and writing . My of father introduced me to the BBC recording of Nicole Williamson...I was in Awe. Now, at 56.. I endeavor to write my own tales.
Hello and good tidings, Malcolm! Thank you for all of your wonderful contributions. On this most auspicious of days, in your honor, I thought it would be fun to compose a quick passage, reminiscent of the style of the great Tolkien himself. I hope you like it, and thanks again for all the wonderful things you do. God bless. "From the rolling hills of South Africa, nestled within the embrace of verdant valleys, there dwelt a young adventure named Malcolm. Born of African soil yet possessed of a spirit akin to the wandering bards of old, he felt the calling to embark upon a journey far beyond his homeland's borders. With a heart brimming with the warmth of fellowship and a mind ablaze with tales both real and imagined, he set forth upon the winding roads that led him to the distant shores. His mission was not of grand sermons or thundering proclamations, but rather, it was to weave the subtle threads of joy and love into the tapestry of everyday life. Clad in robes that bore his convictions, Deacon Malcolm wandered through the quaint villages and bustling towns of England, his presence a beacon of quiet grace and gentle wisdom. In his satchel, he carried not only the scriptures but also a trove of fictionary literary works, each imbued with the spirit of hope and redemption. At twilight, when the shadows grew long and the stars began their silent dance across the heavens, Deacon Malcolm would gather the villagers around him. With a scotch in his hand and a pipe clenched between his teeth, he would regale them with tales of distant lands and forgotten heroes, all the while infusing each narrative with the timeless truths of faith and love. And so it was that the people of many lands came to know the name of Malcolm not as a preacher or a prophet, but as a friend whose words kindled the flames of joy and whose presence brought solace to weary souls. For in the heart of this humble man, they found not only the love of God but also the boundless depths of human compassion, woven together like the strands of a tapestry that spanned the breadth of creation itself."
you are most kind. how strange it is to find oneself inside such a well written piece of fiction. You are right that for me the deepest truths of faith are not only in scripture or preaching but also woven through many tales of imagination, for the imagination too can be baptised, as CS Lewis discovered
Dear Mr Guite, I discovered this wonderful of channel of yours last week and it made me revisit a novel I was working on. well anyways thankyou for the newfound inspiration and the quality poems and video for us to enjoy. Warmest Regards, The BurgerMeister
Im nearly 50 and all of my elderly kin apart from my mother and father are gone, Malcolm is a wonderful way of connecting with Anglo-Saxon culture of old ,reflecting on our past and enjoying, just being .Thank you, Uncle Malcolm.
In these times of wars, violence, madness and shallowness, it is refreshing and comforting to learn of people like you, thank you Mr. Guite, thank you for letting us in your sanctuary to escape the World.
I love your videos, man am 17 and I don’t read a lot of books besides stuff about business but the way you read books truly makes me love and enjoy listening to them. I on any day I can come to your channel and watch your videos and just feel good again I thank you for that I really mean that keep doing what you’re doing. God bless.
I'm currently reading The Return of the King, and yesterday I was reading the chapter where Frodo and Sam are climbing Mount Doom, not knowing about the International Tolkien Reading Day. What a magical coincedence.
Another great afternoon with my Peterson Pub Pipe packed with some C&D’s From Beyond listing to you tell this story. I’m reading the hobbit and just enjoying a chapter with my pipe most times. Cheers Malcolm. Wonderful read.
I've been in a low place for the past few weeks - nothing in the world can seem to bring me any sense of meaning or worthwhile good. Everything has felt bland and empty and estranged from my experience. But this video brought me a sort of presence, some sense of passion and warm-hearted, simple belonging that everything else has failed to bring. I had forgotten how it feels to be beside someone who's simply in love with the world in a beautiful, human spirit kind of way. These 12 minutes were some of the most genuine and loving I've seen in a long time, and I'm blessed that Malcom decided to share them with us. Thank you Malcom, cheers and here's to many more
No way. I haven't read The Lord of the Rings since I was in High School, and I lost my personal copies during a move many years ago. Suddenly, and somewhat inexplicably I've had the urge to re-read them, and I went and ordered the newest illustrated hardcover set on - unbeknownst to me - International Tolkien Reading day. I've unfortunately already missed the opportunity to read them on that date, but it's still quite the coincidence!
I came upon your channel.today and I've had to subscribe. Watching this video you reminded me of my old history teacher as he used to be so passionate when reading a book to us. You brought it all back. I find it hard now not having a pipe while rereading the hobbit or watching the movies which I'm glad to say I showed them to my wife and she absolutely loves them.
I like to think that some of the books in your study move about late in the night and pay visits to each other. Thankyou for a lovely reading on Tolkien Reading Day!
Ha Haa, your book I as old as me although I wager the story has weathered better than I and will still be going strong long after I've gone. A fine example of how a book and a story weaves itself through our lives and links us as the old fade and the new discover it. There is, at least, for me a comfort in that
Love this channel, I have a sense of deep sorrow still though. At least I get to enjoy a great poet and pipe smokers instead of the content today. Cheers sir
How much deeper and richer the moment the ring was destroyed becomes knowing how Tolkien chose the day. What a gorgeous reading! I'm not surprised that you recall the poem, though. My mother, when sundowning with dementia, couldn't remember how to plug in a fan or fill a glass of water, but could recite Chaucer in Middle English that she'd memorized 70 years before. Memorization got a bad rap as too rout, but I'd bet you'll be able to recite that poem (and many others) as you are leaving this world. Not too soon though hopefully, as you are such cheer in the gathering gloom.
Thank you, Malcolm. That was wonderful. I had a copy in my lap as you read. This is what Professor Tolkien does for me - sweeps me away to dark lands under strange moons.
Only recently discovered your channel, but it's become somewhat of an evening tradition to play a video or two before bed now. Thank you for these videos Malcolm!
Great edition there of "The Hobbit" and I have that same copy and I was born in 1966 and will be reading from it this evening! Thank you for your sharing as always Malcolm!
Thank you for getting me into pipe smoking Malcolm. In your own words: ''It brings me great joy''. Some time to reflect and be at peace. My favourite is Cocoa Supreme from Segar and Snuff in Covent Garden you might enjoy them my friend - they do black cherry too! I am going to read The Fellowship tonight and will toast to you when reading Concering Pipeweed :) God bless you you're a gem mate
I love everything about this, and I feel I've seen parts of a few of Mr Guite's previous videos. As I was watching this one, I sent a message to my wife saying...heads-up, this is future me. And I remember singing Chip the glasses crack the plates when I was a little boy (we used the tune from the Rankin and Bass animated Hobbit).
Wonderful way to start my day . I first read this at age eight. I am currently reading The Return Of The King for the sixth time. btw, at 4'10" tall I have always considered myself to be part hobbit . A Took, of course. Thanks for the reading.
Splendid! So very cheering to hear you bring this story to life, and embellish it with smoke rings Malcolm. Happy Int'l Tolkien Day to you and ALL. And, presently, reading Tolkien's Unfinished Tales!
Good Morning 😊 I remember reading Tolkien 👏🏼Beautiful Pipe 😍 I love making smoke rings 😂 Thanks for the read 📖 Have a blessed day & God Bless You 🙏🏽 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦
I just bought my first pipe. The Sauron bent apple pipe from Shire Pipes. I also picked up a couple of pouches of tobacco from a local mom-and-pop store here in my town that just celebrated their 50th year in business. The blends I picked up are called "Jubilee" and "Hobbit's Weed." I look forward to having a puff and turning a page or two (or hundred) of Tolkien. Cheers!
Malcolm losing his books in the masses of his bookshelf is quite an idea for a story or poem of how books come and go and hide themselves from us as we read and think of other works, but that the perennial great books will always return and come back to be found by us
This is really beautiful…
Last week I found a book back of mine, wich I forgot. It is Roverandom of Tolkien wich I am reading now. 😊
Whenever I read Tolkien, or listen to a rendition of one of his poems or songs - especially those regarding Elves - I recall the Welsh word "Hiraeth."
Hiraeth: A homesickness for places of your past that you can’t return to or even those you’ve never been to. It can also describe a sense of yearning for imaginary places, feelings, and people.
That’s a beautiful definition. A yearning for the past that I’ve never even experienced is a feeling I often get. It also brings to mind “I Sit Beside the Fire and Think” as told by Bilbo.
“I sit beside the fire and think of people long ago,
And people who will see a world that I shall never know.”
The Germans have a very appropriate word for this: Sehnsucht
@@SpaghettiBolognese-qt2fc Tolkins great friend and fellow writer, C. S. Lewis, utilities this word when writing about the sensation described above
Ah, some intellectual discussion while I work the railways. Perfect timing.
I couldn't agree more. I also work the Railways but not this week and seeing Malcolm enjoying a wee Dram and a read has me searching through my Books for Tomorrow, with a wee Dram of course.
Honourable work
@@mr-iz8cx 👍👍
What a wonderful idea to have a day just for the master, Tolkein! And no better man to read his work for us than Malcolm.
Perfect bedtime listening accompanied by a Lovely churchwarden pipe for blowing smoke rings round the room.
Thanks for having us round.
My father is currently in the hospital and he used to read the Hobbit to me when I was a child. I randomly happened on to your channel today. You sir, have motivated me to grab my Hobbit book and read to him like he did so for me all those years ago. Thank you for reminding me of this amazing piece of art. I will continue to cherish this wonderful illustration and share with my love ones. Also i sparked my pipe up in celebration, I'll have to work on my smoke rings though.
what a wonderful idea to read to your father as he once read to you! I'm glad to have prompted you to do so!
The poem that you read from The Hobbit, the enchanting dwarvish verses describing their treasures and the light imbued in them, is my favorite in that book. I came upon your channel just a couple of days ago while researching Tolkien. I too own a collection of classic books, some quite dog-eared, and "visiting" your cozy book room and enjoying Tolkien lore gave me such pleasure. I don't have friends here in Central Florida to discuss Tolkien with, or C. S. Lewis for that matter. Your welcome and chats about prose and poetry, adorned by smoke rings from exceptional, good, old pipes, fill a gap in my literary heart. (My father smoked a pipe and you remind me a little of him. I read to him and my mother too until God called them home to Heaven.) Thank you fellow writer for your cozy chats. I hope to enjoy many more in this stroll into the "perilous realm" while indulging in a cup of tea. 😊🍵✝️✍️
Sir I lost my grandfather last year,you and your videos help me remember him and I'm very thankful for and grateful to you.
I had no idea it was international Tolkien reading day! Time to start that Fall of Gondolin book that's been in my backlog.
I had no clue about it either but earlier I had a random urge to read The Hobbit so I did and now im doing the LOTR
I really think you ought to record your reading of the Hobbit, you make it all sound so enchanting.
I could fall asleep to his man reading his grocery list. #asmr
I just poured myself a glass of jameson and sat down infront of my computer, perfect timing to release a video! Love from poland
Enjoy 😊
I'm listening while shelving books at my college library, and just as you began reading the dwarves' song I found myself holding a copy of your book Sounding the Seasons. Thank you for constantly sharing your love of the Professor with us, Malcolm!
what a wonderful co-incidence! I have a new and expanded edition of that book coming out this year!
@@MalcolmGuitespell I am glad to hear it! I look forward to reading the new edition.
“something Tookish woke up inside him…”
When I read those lines for the first time over half a century ago, I can truly say that the same happened in my heart, and I have never been the same since. I’m so glad to have encountered the Professor’s great work. Such a blessing.
My father read all of the Tolkien books to me and my brother as children as well. I understand the feeling that hearing his words evokes. It has honestly made me who I am today.
I’m 23 years old and my wife just got interested into books about a year ago. Tolkiens books are some of the first I picked up. Glad to have found your channel and cheers from Kentucky U.S.
such an adventure awaits you and your wife! please seek out the second hand and out of the way little bookstores in your neck of the woods. there is something absolutely magical about the book that reaches out to you when you're book browsing which serendipity does not occur in the same way when shopping online.
Hi Malcolm. My 9 year old daughter has become a huge fan of all things Tolkien and we’re getting through the Lord of the Rings at bedtime each night. We listened to this together and her wide eyes mirrored mine when I too read this so many years ago. Thank you and god bless.
Want to thank you for this calm peaceful space that you have created for all of us thank you
I'm reading my grandfather's 1966 edition today! He gave it to me in 1997, I miss him a lot on days like today.
Absolutely loved and needed this today. There is a place of peace and tranquility that Tolkien takes me - and this is greatly amplified with your reading of it. Thank you!
I didn’t know I needed to hear a pleasant older gentleman read Tolkien to me tonight, but evidently TH-cam did. Bravo!
Welcome aboard!
Oh how I would love to be like this man when I’m older. His voice and demeanor make me feel at peace. Cozy room, a nice pipe and good books.
Truly one of my favorite parts of The Hobbit! And I can think of no better way to experience it on International Tolkien Reading Day than this. Such an absolute treat and blessing!
Malcolm should be listed as a world treasure! You make mine and my husband's day when we watch your videos. Always insightful and entertaining. Thank you Malcolm for these videos, you have a special place in our hearts!❤❤
Thanks so much you are such a lovely person bless ya
That was lovely to listen to just before I go to bed. I think you should record yourself reading the entire book and maybe the trilogy as well as I would love to hear your voice reading them. That looks a beautiful edition of The Hobbit as well, I'm glad you found it!
What an amazing reading of my favorite novel. The fact you can recite by memory is extraordinary. I could listen to you read day. ❤
Your videos been such a source of healing for me since I found you. Thank you for everything you do for us. You make the world a better place ❤
I can still remember discovering Tolkien as a child, the books I always knew must exist somewhere and here they were. I hope on this day other children discover him too, or adults for that matter.
Thank you for these videos.
It was like discovering something you both know and which was full of mystery at the same time.
@@gommechops Yes, that's it exactly.
@@A.L.Gardner Still gives me goosebumps and I listen in amazement at the brilliance of his craftsmanship. Incredible even after all these years.
A stout and hearty hello from Roanoke, Virginia! On holiday in a quiet cabin in the woods with the family, having a pint of dark stuff, and just explaining to my seven year old daughter today's significance. Very much enjoying today's selection. Thank you, sir, and all hail Frodo of the Nine Fingers!
Everyday is Tolkien reading day here at the moment, since finding your channel mainly. Currently 75% through reading The Hobbit to my six year old, and about 25% through the Silmarillion in my own time. So a very big "At your service" to you Mr Guite
I love The Hobbit, it may be my favourite book, something very magical about it. Smith of Wooton Major is similarly beautiful too, even the names of these books seem to resonate with something deep in the soul.
"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.." , and from that an entire world was born.
I loved Tree and Leaf too, and his beautiful translation of Pearl.
An amazing man who will never be forgotten.
@@A.L.Gardner I remember reading it for the first time as a boy, finishing it in complete awe and knowing I needed to contact him, write him a letter and speak to him. Then discovering he had died a few years earlier. I have no idea what I would have said, I was devastated though. As you say an amazing man.
Tolkien day? You've inspired me to pick up the hobbit tonight again for my kids!
Blessed feast to you! 🙏
How wonderful! I picked The Fellowship of the Ring from the bookcase this afternoon having not read it since my teens, almost 60 years ago. Delighted to discover this is International Tolkien Reading Day and having you read from The Hobbit this evening has been just lovely. Many thanks. Bless you x
My new 50th anniversary illustrated edition arrived today and I am currently on chapter 2, I hope to finish it tomorrow!
Tolkien's words and your voice combine to weave the most wonderfully enchanting spell.
I have fallen in love with this channel and everything you do. Malcolm, you're truly a breathe of fresh air and an inspiration. From pipes, books, and the art of staying still, to guitar playing and your very own writings, everything has been a pleasure. Keep on keeping on!
I think it's amazing that if all the instruments for such a great dwarf, it is a harp.
Thank you, Mr. Malcom. I have been a Tolkien fan for many years. Now I'm a student studying literature, theology, and philosophy soon to get a masters of historical theology. Tolkien has been a pleasure of mine for many moons. I greatly enjoy the religious themes that are just so present in all of Tolkien's work. Your little study is a perfect example of what I want so badly in my own home. I hope whenever I am your age, I get just as much joy from the Professor as you do. I'm sure I will. Tolkien's work is timeless and ageless. Many blessings, sir! Keep reading to us and showing us the art of pipe smoking. I can't describe the joy it brings me.
I'm actually a writer myself. I've spent the last five years working on a fantasy novel greatly inspired by Tolkien. I've just finished it recently and am 20,000 words deep into the sequel. I am addicted to the joy I get from writing. There's plenty of pipe smoking, ale drinking, and song singing within my work! A love letter to Tolkien. I hope one day to have a place among your bookshelf, my friend.
all the best with your writing!
I love the idea of reading aloud from the Hobbit, while a Boss TR-2 sits over your shoulder on a a shelf
I must say. I am a young Gen Z but have an old soul. I havnt quite found myself yet but am starting a new job blue collar roadside services. I am getting back into reading and changing my nicotine source to the occasional pipe versus vape. My dream retirement is to have a off grid cottage up north in America or Nordic regions surrounded by books, wood stove, and the trophies of hunt for survival in food, medicine, and warmth. You sir inspire parts of it but mostly guide to a world I found in research and imagination.
I confess, I'm a lowly American. But The Hobbit changed my life. It inspired a love of reading and writing . My of father introduced me to the BBC recording of Nicole Williamson...I was in Awe. Now, at 56.. I endeavor to write my own tales.
Hello and good tidings, Malcolm! Thank you for all of your wonderful contributions. On this most auspicious of days, in your honor, I thought it would be fun to compose a quick passage, reminiscent of the style of the great Tolkien himself. I hope you like it, and thanks again for all the wonderful things you do. God bless.
"From the rolling hills of South Africa, nestled within the embrace of verdant valleys, there dwelt a young adventure named Malcolm. Born of African soil yet possessed of a spirit akin to the wandering bards of old, he felt the calling to embark upon a journey far beyond his homeland's borders. With a heart brimming with the warmth of fellowship and a mind ablaze with tales both real and imagined, he set forth upon the winding roads that led him to the distant shores. His mission was not of grand sermons or thundering proclamations, but rather, it was to weave the subtle threads of joy and love into the tapestry of everyday life. Clad in robes that bore his convictions, Deacon Malcolm wandered through the quaint villages and bustling towns of England, his presence a beacon of quiet grace and gentle wisdom. In his satchel, he carried not only the scriptures but also a trove of fictionary literary works, each imbued with the spirit of hope and redemption. At twilight, when the shadows grew long and the stars began their silent dance across the heavens, Deacon Malcolm would gather the villagers around him. With a scotch in his hand and a pipe clenched between his teeth, he would regale them with tales of distant lands and forgotten heroes, all the while infusing each narrative with the timeless truths of faith and love. And so it was that the people of many lands came to know the name of Malcolm not as a preacher or a prophet, but as a friend whose words kindled the flames of joy and whose presence brought solace to weary souls. For in the heart of this humble man, they found not only the love of God but also the boundless depths of human compassion, woven together like the strands of a tapestry that spanned the breadth of creation itself."
you are most kind. how strange it is to find oneself inside such a well written piece of fiction. You are right that for me the deepest truths of faith are not only in scripture or preaching but also woven through many tales of imagination, for the imagination too can be baptised, as CS Lewis discovered
Could you imagine playing D&D and Mr. Guite being the DM? I would do anything to be a part of that group.
This made my evening, thank you ☺️
Dear Mr Guite,
I discovered this wonderful of channel of yours last week and it made me revisit a novel I was working on. well anyways thankyou for the newfound inspiration and the quality poems and video for us to enjoy.
Warmest Regards,
The BurgerMeister
Im nearly 50 and all of my elderly kin apart from my mother and father are gone, Malcolm is a wonderful way of connecting with Anglo-Saxon culture of old ,reflecting on our past and enjoying, just being .Thank you, Uncle Malcolm.
I cannot adore this enough. I love the smoke rings.
Absolutely a beautiful find on youtube. You make this place magical. Thank you.
Welcome aboard!
Your study is like my craft room. Just riddled wirh stuff every where. I love it
In these times of wars, violence, madness and shallowness, it is refreshing and comforting to learn of people like you, thank you Mr. Guite, thank you for letting us in your sanctuary to escape the World.
Just magic there being woven in the mind like a dream upon the world.
I've just dug out my 28 year old copy of The Hobbit, you've inspired me to read it. I'm loving every minute! Thank you.
I’m very new here but am addicted to the content. Love pipes and Drams. Thanks Reverend!
I love your videos, man am 17 and I don’t read a lot of books besides stuff about business but the way you read books truly makes me love and enjoy listening to them. I on any day I can come to your channel and watch your videos and just feel good again I thank you for that I really mean that keep doing what you’re doing. God bless.
Glad you like them!
I didn’t know there was an International Tolkien Reading Day. Thank you for introducing it to me. I had a wee dram of Scotch whisky as you read.
The dwarves' song about the Misty Mountains is perhaps my favorite passage of any in Tolkien's works.
I remember my first read through of TLOTR many, many years ago. A very long weekend of incredible story storytelling that made me who I am today.
I’m so glad to see someone else doubling up their books. How lovely they are.
Beautifully read, from memory!?! You have a new fan , just wow
I'm currently reading The Return of the King, and yesterday I was reading the chapter where Frodo and Sam are climbing Mount Doom, not knowing about the International Tolkien Reading Day. What a magical coincedence.
Thank you Mr Bombadil... i mean Mr Guite.
I love how detailed middle earth is we even have dates on persific events
Hello, Father
I hope you had a most blessed feastday and that the rest of the blessing of Holy Week is yours as well.
Another great afternoon with my Peterson Pub Pipe packed with some C&D’s From Beyond listing to you tell this story. I’m reading the hobbit and just enjoying a chapter with my pipe most times. Cheers Malcolm. Wonderful read.
This reading made my day. Having first read the hobbit in 1983 I now look forward to a second reading with a little more context than last time
What a tree this video is. Thank you so much for sharing yourself and Tolkien.
I've been in a low place for the past few weeks - nothing in the world can seem to bring me any sense of meaning or worthwhile good. Everything has felt bland and empty and estranged from my experience. But this video brought me a sort of presence, some sense of passion and warm-hearted, simple belonging that everything else has failed to bring. I had forgotten how it feels to be beside someone who's simply in love with the world in a beautiful, human spirit kind of way. These 12 minutes were some of the most genuine and loving I've seen in a long time, and I'm blessed that Malcom decided to share them with us.
Thank you Malcom, cheers and here's to many more
Been reading the fellowship. Blessings from Louisiana!
Evokes the memory of faerie tales read to my brother and I as children. Tucked up in bed always pleading for 'one more page Mummy, one more page'.
Wonderful reading. I felt like I was there blowing smoke rings with them. Thanks Malcolm. Peace and smoke rings be with you.
I enjoy your videos and join you with my pipe filled with Old Toby baccy, carried away with the images you give to delightful places.
No way. I haven't read The Lord of the Rings since I was in High School, and I lost my personal copies during a move many years ago. Suddenly, and somewhat inexplicably I've had the urge to re-read them, and I went and ordered the newest illustrated hardcover set on - unbeknownst to me - International Tolkien Reading day. I've unfortunately already missed the opportunity to read them on that date, but it's still quite the coincidence!
Cheers! I never really thought those plates were in any danger, because I had siblings and understood very well what was afoot.
Wish I could have joined you in a dram, Oh well, Lent is nearly over!
I came upon your channel.today and I've had to subscribe. Watching this video you reminded me of my old history teacher as he used to be so passionate when reading a book to us. You brought it all back. I find it hard now not having a pipe while rereading the hobbit or watching the movies which I'm glad to say I showed them to my wife and she absolutely loves them.
Really enjoying these videos.
Glad to hear it!
I like to think that some of the books in your study move about late in the night and pay visits to each other. Thankyou for a lovely reading on Tolkien Reading Day!
Ha Haa, your book I as old as me although I wager the story has weathered better than I and will still be going strong long after I've gone. A fine example of how a book and a story weaves itself through our lives and links us as the old fade and the new discover it. There is, at least, for me a comfort in that
Love this channel, I have a sense of deep sorrow still though. At least I get to enjoy a great poet and pipe smokers instead of the content today. Cheers sir
Another stellar video Malcolm! And what a recital! ♥️
How much deeper and richer the moment the ring was destroyed becomes knowing how Tolkien chose the day. What a gorgeous reading! I'm not surprised that you recall the poem, though. My mother, when sundowning with dementia, couldn't remember how to plug in a fan or fill a glass of water, but could recite Chaucer in Middle English that she'd memorized 70 years before. Memorization got a bad rap as too rout, but I'd bet you'll be able to recite that poem (and many others) as you are leaving this world. Not too soon though hopefully, as you are such cheer in the gathering gloom.
thanks -yes I agree we need to recover the art and practice of memorising poetry
Thank you, Malcolm. That was wonderful. I had a copy in my lap as you read.
This is what Professor Tolkien does for me - sweeps me away to dark lands under strange moons.
exactly so!
an excellent poem makes you feel enchanted, magnificent
Only recently discovered your channel, but it's become somewhat of an evening tradition to play a video or two before bed now. Thank you for these videos Malcolm!
Me too! His videos are so relaxing and I love it!
Great edition there of "The Hobbit" and I have that same copy and I was born in 1966 and will be reading from it this evening! Thank you for your sharing as always Malcolm!
Simply delightful!
Thank you for getting me into pipe smoking Malcolm. In your own words: ''It brings me great joy''. Some time to reflect and be at peace. My favourite is Cocoa Supreme from Segar and Snuff in Covent Garden you might enjoy them my friend - they do black cherry too!
I am going to read The Fellowship tonight and will toast to you when reading Concering Pipeweed :)
God bless you you're a gem mate
Wonderful. Thank you for transporting me back to Tolkien's world once again.
I love everything about this, and I feel I've seen parts of a few of Mr Guite's previous videos. As I was watching this one, I sent a message to my wife saying...heads-up, this is future me.
And I remember singing Chip the glasses crack the plates when I was a little boy (we used the tune from the Rankin and Bass animated Hobbit).
Malcolm, I'd love to hear more about your pipe collection and the tobaccos you love
Wonderful way to start my day . I first read this at age eight. I am currently reading The Return Of The King for the sixth time. btw, at 4'10" tall I have always considered myself to be part hobbit . A Took, of course. Thanks for the reading.
Splendid! So very cheering to hear you bring this story to life, and embellish it with smoke rings Malcolm. Happy Int'l Tolkien Day to you and ALL. And, presently, reading Tolkien's Unfinished Tales!
Thank you Malcolm 😊 💓
Great day! Praise the Lord!
Your readings give me great peace...perfect before bedtime, thank you for that.
I love this guy.
Good Morning 😊 I remember reading Tolkien 👏🏼Beautiful Pipe 😍 I love making smoke rings 😂 Thanks for the read 📖 Have a blessed day & God Bless You 🙏🏽 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦
I'd love to know what you think of The Silmarillion and the other volumes of First/ Second Age lore!
I just bought my first pipe. The Sauron bent apple pipe from Shire Pipes. I also picked up a couple of pouches of tobacco from a local mom-and-pop store here in my town that just celebrated their 50th year in business. The blends I picked up are called "Jubilee" and "Hobbit's Weed." I look forward to having a puff and turning a page or two (or hundred) of Tolkien. Cheers!
Although I have read the Lord of the Rings many times, I've only read The Hobbit once. I must visit this treasure again as soon as possible.