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J.R.R. Tolkien’s The History of Middle-Earth

Liz Milner wrote this review. The History of Middle-Earth offers an unprecedented opportunity to examine a great writer’s creative development over a period of 60 years. At his death, J.R.R. Tolkien left a huge body of unfinished and often unorganized writings on … Continue reading

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Michel W. Perry’s Untangling Tolkien: A Chronology and Commentary for The Lord of the Rings

Many, many books have been written about the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, but Michael Perry attempts, with Untangling Tolkien, to produce the first detailed chronology of the events that take place in The Lord of the Rings. Some … Continue reading

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Illustrated by Jemima Catlin

The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien’s original Middle Earth adventure story, was first published in paper in the U.S. when I was 10, and became a huge hit with me and my fellow Baby Boomers. I first heard the story that year, … Continue reading

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