THE LETTERS OF J. R. R. TOLKIEN: Revised and Expanded edtion

Name: THE LETTERS OF J. R. R. TOLKIEN: Revised and Expanded edtion
Author: Edited By Humphrey Carpenter And Christopher Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 9780008628802

by Edited By Humphrey Carpenter And Christopher Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN: 9780008628802

Published: 2025-03-13

Biography & Autobiography

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of this century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters - to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to 'fans' of his books - which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events. A selection from Tolkien's correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkien's official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkien's own words, a highly detailed portrait...

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