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The Book of Lost Tales Part 1

The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 - Paperback

by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Availability:In StockContributor:J. R. R. TolkienSeries:History of Middle-Earth (Paperback) #1Publish date:1992-04-22Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House WorldsISBN-13:9780345375216ISBN-10:345375211UPC:9780345375216Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, LiteraryBook Topic:EpicSize:6.92 x 4.22 x 1.06 inchesWeight:0.3704Product ID:SC5YQ0NHYN
The extraordinary history of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien

The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or lfwine) to Tol Eress a, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves; Dwarves and Orcs; the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; Nargothrond and Gondolin; and the geography and cosmology of the invented world.

Praise for Book of Lost Tales 1

"In these tales we have the scholar joyously gamboling in the thickets of his imagination. . . . A commentary and notes greatly enrich the quest."--The Daily Telegraph

"Affords us an almost over-the-shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect . . .The superb, sensitive, and extremely helpful commentary and editing done by Christopher Tolkien make all of this possible."--Mythlore
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House WorldsISBN-13:9780345375216ISBN-10:345375211UPC:9780345375216Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, LiteraryBook Topic:EpicSize:6.92 x 4.22 x 1.06 inchesWeight:0.3704Product ID:SC5YQ0NHYN
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.
Publisher: Random House Worlds

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