Book of Lost Tales 2 - (History of Middle-Earth (Paperback)) by J R R Tolkien (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Reprinted by special arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Company"--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Tolkien devotees will no doubt rejoice. . . . Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father's son, delving into the question of Elvish genealogies. . . . He gives the reader histories of each character's name as it evolved in the course of Tolkien's revisions."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>This fascinating second part of <i>The Book of Lost Tales</i> features the tales of Beren and Lúthien, Túrin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Essential reading for Middle-earth aficionados, each tale is followed by commentary from editor Christopher Tolkien. Also included is extensive information on the names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages. <p/> <b>"The <i>Tales</i> will be appreciated by those who have read<i> The Silmarillion </i>and wish to examine how Tolkien improved his story and style from their original form, and how eventually <i>The Lord of the Rings </i>came to stand independently with only a few hints from the early mythology."--<i>British Book News</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Tolkien devotees will no doubt rejoice. . . . Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father's son, delving into the question of Elvish genealogies. . . . He gives the reader histories of each character's name as it evolved in the course of Tolkien's revisions."<b>--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>"The <i>Tales</i> will be appreciated by those who have read<i> The Silmarillion </i>and wish to examine how Tolkien improved his story and style from their original form, and how eventually <i>The Lord of the Rings </i>came to stand independently with only a few hints from the early mythology."<b>--<i>British Book News</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Ronald Reuel Tolkien</b> 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 <i>The Hobbit </i>and<i> </i>The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.
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