J. R. R. Tolkien
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Poems and Stories shows J.R.R. Tolkien's vast talents as storyteller and critic through an important collection of his shorter works. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is a collection of delightful songs and verses featuring a number of hobbit legends, from tales of princesses, dwarves and trolls, to stories of Old Oliphaunt and the Man in the Moon. The dramatic poem The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, unavailable in any other edition, is a moving lament for...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, in imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The first-ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, featuring previously unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts."Amazon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1992, c1984
Edition
1st Ballantine Books ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 391 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
This second part of The Book Of Lost Tales includes the tale of Beneren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems, as well as information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages.
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
[1983]
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of early stories and original ideas by J.R.R. Tolkien, presented and analyzed by his son Christopher Tolkien. Each tale is accompanied by notes and commentary.
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
393 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows The Book of Lost Tales, parts 1 & 2, and precedes The Shaping of Middle-earth.
Author
Series
History of Middle-Earth volume 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1986
Physical Desc
380 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day, to whisk him away on a journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1963.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Verse about trolls. elves, the sea, knights, strange beasts and birds and a spirited fellow unusal Tom Bornbadil, who weds a river-nymph.
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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
4 sound discs (4.5 hrs) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Of historic note, these selections from The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings are based on a tape recording Tolkien made in 1952, which inspired him to continue his own quest to see his vision in print. Also included is a never-published poem, "The mirror of Galadriel," originally intended for inclusion in the trilogy, yet edited out. And, finally, Tolkien's son, Christopher reads selections from his father's The Silmarillion, the epic foundation upon...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Digital Audio
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
