J.R.R. Tolkien [1892-1973] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

J.R.R. Tolkien [1892–1973], beloved throughout the world as the creator of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of The Rings",
was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College
until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition,
but even as he studied those classics he was creating a set of his own.

               John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born 3 January 1892 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, where his father worked for a British bank. Mother Mabel Suffield Tolkien and her two sons left for England on an extended visit in 1895; when father Arthur died of fever in Africa, the family was stranded and without income. They settled among family in Birmingham, and the two boys were home-schooled by their mother - Ronald could read by the age of four.
               Mabel converted to Catholicism in 1900; her Baptist family was outraged and stopped all financial assistance. She died at age 34 in 1904 of acute diabetes (biosynthetic insulin was not yet invented) and her two sons became wards of a priest at Birmingham Oratory (church). The boys attended King Edward's School and later St. Philip's School. In 1911, Ronald went on a summer holiday to Switzerland, hiking and camping in the Alps, an adventure later immortalized among his writings. Ronald entered Exeter College, Oxford in 1911 and graduated in 1915 with 'first class honours'.
               Ronald met Edith Mary Bratt, a fellow orphan three years his senior, in 1908; they frequented local teashops and soon decided that they were in love. Ronald's guardian was horrified at his interest in a Protestant, and forbade further contact. On his 21st birthday, Ronald wrote Edith a letter asking her to marry him; having concluded that he had lost interest in her, she was engaged to another man; they met under a railway viaduct and renewed their relationship; Edith returned her engagement ring and announced betrothal to Ronald, along with her (reluctant) agreement to convert to Catholicism. They were formally engaged in 1913 and married at Warwick in March 1916.
               Ronald elected to complete his degree before signing up for the Army; he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, trained for 11 months, allowed to marry, then sent to France in June 1916. Lt. Tolkien saw combat at the Somme, but suffered trench foot and eventually trench fever, at which point he was sent home to England. Most of his friends had by then been killed in France. Medically unfit for general service, Ronald bounced between hospital reovery and garrison duties. While in Staffordshire, he began writing ("The Book of Lost Tales"); still ill, he was promoted to Lieutenant; Edith bore him a son, John Francis Reuel Tolkien.

Ronald's first civilian job was at the Oxford English Dictionary, where he worked on words beginning with W. He was hired in 1920 at the University of Leeds as a Reader in English Language (professor); during this time he wrote "A Middle English Vocabulary" and co-wrote a definitive edition of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (with E. V. Gordon). He returned to Oxford as Rawlinson & Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College in 1925; during this time he wrote "The Hobbit" and the first two volumes of "The Lord of The Rings". His lectures on "Beowulf" altered the direction of formal scholarship; his 2,000-page manuscript translation and commentary on "Beowulf" was discovered at the Bodleian Library in 2003. "The Hobbit" was published to wide acclaim in September 1937. He moved to Merton College, Oxford in 1945 where he remained until retirement in 1959. He completed "The Lord of The Rings" in 1948; after struggles with publishers, the three volumes were published in July 1954, November 1954, and October 1955; publication in the United States was in 1963. The combined novel is the number three bestseller worldwide, after "A Tale of Two Cities" [1859] by Charles Dickens [1812-70] and "The Little Prince" [1943] by Antoine de Saint- Exupéry [1900-44]; number four is "The Hobbit".

He was increasingly unhappy about the sudden popularity of his books with the 1960s counter-culture movement ('hippies'), but completely pleased with the general attention; but fan attention grew to unwanted levels; they delisted their telephone number and then moved to Bournemouth, where Edith delighted in the social life. Edith Tolkien died at the age of 82 on 29 November 1971; Ronald moved back to Merton College, Oxford and spent time with his grandchildren. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1972; he received the insignia of the Order at Buckingham Palace in March 1972; and Oxford University conferred upon him an honorary Doctorate of Letters in that same year.
J.R.R. Tolkien died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 and was buried in the same grave as his beloved wife of over 50 years.

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

"I wish life was not so short, he thought, languages take such a time, and so do all the things [that] one wants to know about."

W.H. Auden thought this tale of fantastic creatures looking for lost jewellery was a 'masterpiece'.

"There's no such thing as a natural death: Nothing that happens to a man is ever natural since his presence calls the whole world into question.
All men must die; but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it and consents to it, an unjustifiable violation."
— Simone de Beauvoir [1908-86], in "A Very Easy Death" (1964)
read on camera by J.R.R. Tolkien for B.B.C. in 1968 and described as "the keyspring to The Lord of The Rings".

"The Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-5" Box Set [8/2003] by J.R.R. Tolkien
http://www.amazon.com/The-Histories-Middle-Earth-Volumes/dp/0345466454/
five mass pbs in slipcover: "The Book of Lost Tales", Volumes 1 & 2; "The Lays of Beleriand"; "The Shaping of Middle-Earth";
and "The Lost Road and Other Writings"

"The History of The Lord of The Rings, Volumes 6-9" Box Set [9/2000] by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Christopher Tolkien
http://www.amazon.com/History-Lord-Rings-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0618083553/
four mass pbs in slipcover: "The Return of The Shadow"; "The Treason of Isengard"; "The War of The Ring"; and "Sauron Defeated"

The Fall of Arthur book by J.R.R. Tolkien

"The Fall of Arthur" [2013] by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Christopher Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien halted work on this narrative poem in 1934 or 1937, and stated his intention to complete it in 1955, but never did. Son Christopher has gathered the best version of the main text, and chapters, fragments, and notes from Tolkien's papers. Tolkien's choices from among Arthurian lore include King Arthur’s expedition overseas into distant heathen lands, Guinevere’s flight from Camelot, the great sea-battle on Arthur’s return to Britain, a portrait of the traitor Mordred, the tormented doubts of Lancelot in his French castle, and the {unwritten} bitter ending of the love of Lancelot and Guinevere.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hardcover [5/2013] for $14.67
HarperCollins hardcover slipcase edition [5/2013] for $69.53

"BEOWULF: A Translation and Commentary" together with "Sellic Spell"
by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien

'The Story of Kullervo' book by J.R.R. Tolkien

"The Story of Kullervo" [2016] by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Verlyn Flieger
One of the earliest prose works (circa 1914-15) on Tolkien's literary journey toward Middle Earth; the author's estate planned to release this new fantasy story in October 2015, but it was delayed until April 2016. Published here for the first time with the author’s drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Finnish "Kalevala". The story has orphan Kullervo sold into slavery and vowing vengeance on the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father and kidnapped his mother.
Kindle Edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [4/2016] for $11.99
Mariner Books pb [8/2017] for $10.19 8/2017

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5½ hardcover [4/2016] for $14.88

Beren and Lúthien book by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien

"Beren and Lúthien" by J.R.R. Tolkien [2017] 6/2017

Edited by Christopher Tolkien, With Illustrations by Alan Lee
'Painstakingly restored' from Tolkien's manuscripts by son Christopher; told in its original form, then followed by passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Written in 1917 after Tolkien's return from the war in France. The tale is of Beren, who was a mortal man and Luthien, who was an immortal Elf; they were in love and her father, a great Elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Luthien - the supremely heroic feat of stealing one of three Silmaril jewels from the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy.
Kindle Edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [6/2017] for $16.99
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5½ hardcover [6/2017] for $18.00
HarperCollins Limited Edition 9x6 slipcover hardcover [6/2017] out of print/scarce

"Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien" [Allen & Unwin 1981] Edited by Humphrey Carpenter, with Christopher Tolkien

"The Tolkien Family Album" [HarperCollins 1992] by John Tolkien & Priscilla Tolkien

"Tolkien" [11/2012] by Raymond Edwards
https://www.amazon.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-Life-Work-Faith/dp/1860828272/ pb
https://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Raymond-Edwards/dp/071980986X/

"Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey" [6/2014]
by John Wm. Houghton (Author, Editor), Janet Brennan Croft (Editor), Nancy Martsch (Editor), John D. Rateliff (Editor), Robin Anne Reid (Editor)
https://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-New-Century-Essays-Shippey/dp/0786474386/

"The Hobbit in Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences" [10/2014] by Bradford Lee Eden
https://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-Tolkiens-Mythology-Revisions-Influences/dp/0786479604/

"Middle-Earth in Magic Mirror Maps ... of the Wilderland in Wales ... of the Shire in England" [10/2014] by Stephen Ponty
https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-Magic-Mirror-Wilderland-England/dp/1780885423/

"Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R.R. Tolkien" [1/2015]
by Janet Brennan Croft (Author, Editor), Leslie A. Donovan (Editor, Contributor),
https://www.amazon.com/Perilous-Fair-Women-Works-Tolkien/dp/1887726012/

"Baptism of Fire: The Birth of the Modern British Fantastic in World War I" [7/2015] by Janet Brennan Croft
https://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Fire-Modern-British-Fantastic/dp/1887726039/ + CSLewis

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http://www.amazon.com/Ents-Elves-Eriador-Environmental-Tolkien/dp/0813129869/
http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Tolkiens-Mythology-Middle-earth-Explorations/dp/0786432810/
http://www.amazon.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-Myth-Morality-Religion-ebook/dp/B004ZH5NFG/
http://www.amazon.com/J-R-Tolkien-Great-Writers/dp/0791078477/
http://www.amazon.com/Middle-earth-Minstrel-Essays-Music-Tolkien/dp/0786448148/
http://www.amazon.com/Question-Time-Tolkiens-Road-Faerie/dp/087338699X/
http://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Contributions-Science-Fiction-Fantasy/dp/0313325928/
http://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Man-Myth-Literary-Life/dp/0898708257/
http://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Misty-Mountains-James-Gillam/dp/1896522769/
http://www.amazon.com/Tree-Tales-Tolkien-Literature-Theology/dp/1932792643/
http://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-New-Century-Essays-Shippey/dp/0786474386/
http://www.amazon.com/Tolkiens-Sacramental-Vision-Discerning-Middle/dp/162138053X/

"Tales Before Tolkien"

”Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy - Classic Stories That Inspired The Author of The Lord of The Rings"
[2003] Edited and with Commentary by Douglas A. Anderson
22 magical stories: “The Enchanted Buffalo” by L. Frank Baum; “The Far Islands” by John Buchan; “The Thin Queen of Elfhame” by James Branch Cabell; “Chu-bu and Sheemish” by Lord Dunsany; “The Demon Pope” by Richard Garnett; “Black Heart and White Heart” by H. Rider Haggard; “The Baumhoff Explosive” by William Hope Hodgson; “The Drawn Arrow” by Clemence Housman; “The Story of Sigurd” by Andrew Lang; “Puss-Cat Mew” by E.H. Knatchbull-Hugessen; “The Coming of The Terror” by Arthur Machen; “The Golden Key” by George Macdonald; “The Woman of The Wood” by A. Merritt; “The Regent of The North” by Kenneth Morris; “The Folk of The Mountain Door” by William Morris; “The Dragon Tamers” by Edith Nesbit; “The Golden Key” by George Macdonald; “The Woman of The Wood” by A. Merritt; “The Elf Trap” by Francis Stevens; “The Griffin and The Minor Canon” by Frank R. Stockton; “The Elves” by Ludwig Tieck; and “Golithos The Ogre” by E.A. Wyke-Smith
Kindle Edition from Del Rey/Random House [2003 edition] for $11.99
Del Rey mass pb [11/2005] out of print/many used
Del Rey 9¼x6¼ pb [8/2003] for $16.00
Del Rey 9½x6½ hardcover [8/2003] out of print/many used

Mirkwood
American entrepreneur and author Steve Hillard wrote a novel that uses the character of J.R.R. Tolkein to launch a revisionist look at the 'Lord of The Rings' saga, wherein Tolkein travels to America and meets a female hobbit who is then the true protagonist of the events that were heavily edited by misogynistic chroniclers. The story alone is enough to madden purist fans, but the use of Tolkein himself as well as Middle Earth geography and characters and plot from Tolkein's works had the Tolkein Estate in a legal tizzy; a settlement was reached before publication.

Mirkwood novel about J.R.R. Tolkien by Steve Hillard

"Mirkwood: A Novel About J.R.R. Tolkien, Heroines, and Exodus From Middle Earth - or, Pardon Me, Did You Just Come Through That Portal?" [2011] by Steve Hillard
In 1970, Professor Tolkien visits America and stirs up dark and ancient powers embodied in a cache of mysterious documents – destinies are altered, legends become real, and two heroines race for their lives in vastly different worlds.
Kindle Edition from Cruel Rune Publns [1/2011] for $2.99
BookSurge Publng 8x5¼ pb [1/2011] for $14.33

Announced 8/2011: Producers Joel Eisenberg & Timothy Owens of E.M.O. Films {dead website} signed a deal with author Steve Hillard
for a film version of his “Mirkwood” novel, which 'centers around a fictional take on author J.R.R. Tolkien' • latest info at IMDb

J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and The Inklings
The Inklings were a loose literary discussion society based at Magdalen College in Oxford, U.K. The group restarted in 1933 under leadership of C.S. Lewis; his tenure ended in late 1949; regular meetings 'during term' were on Thursday evenings at Lewis's or Tolkien's rooms and often on Tuesday midday at the Eagle and Child public house; after 1949, meetings were Thursday evenings at the Lamb and Flag public house across the street; regular meetings ended in 1963. Prominent and regular members included solicitor Owen Barfield, J.A.W. Bennett, Lord David Cecil, Nevill Coghill, Hugo Dyson, Adam Fox, Roger Lancelyn Green, Dr. Robert Havard, C.S. Lewis, his brother Warren Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, his son Christopher Tolkien, and publisher Charles Williams.

The main entry for The Inklings at Spirit of America Bookstore grew large and so was cut to its own page in Spring 2017; books & films
specifically naming Lewis and Tolkien are duplicated here, with similar duplication on Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore's C.S. Lewis Pages.

1958 speech by J.R.R. Tolkien at Rotterdam 'Hobbits Dinner' event
20-minute audio recording being restored by Middle Earth Network (6/2014)

J.R.R. Tolkien Audio Portrait radio compilation on CD & cassette

"J.R.R. Tolkien: An Audio Portrait" radio compilation [2001]
Presented by Brian Sibley
B.B.C. Audiobooks, Ltd audio CD [11/2001] out of prodn/used {overpriced}
B.B.C. Audiobooks, Ltd audio cassette [11/2001] for $18.95
"A compilation of radio and TV archive material from the 1960s and 1970s featuring interviews with JRR Tolkien, his relatives, and colleagues in which he talks about "The Lord of the Rings", his other Hobbiton books, life as an academic, correspon-dence received from fans, and his views on the 20th century."

"Tolkien Remembered" 40-min TV documentary [1992]
Partly filmed at the Tolkien bungalow in Bournemouth; readings by Marise Hepworth & Stephen Greif, archive readings by J.R.R. Tolkien; featuring biographer Humphrey Carpenter, Prof. Tom Shippey, Christopher Tolkien, Father John Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien & publisher Rayner Unwin, with archive footage of Arthur Tolkien, Edith Bratt Tolkien, Hilary Tolkien & Mabel Tolkien • video not available at Amazon • credits at IMDb
38-minute DVD available at Films Media Group for $99.95

	"J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien" [Landseer U.K. 1996] 2-hour documentary video narrated by Judi Dench, featuring Queen Margrethe II, Christopher Tolkien, Prof. Tom Shippey, Father John Tolkien & Priscilla Tolkien, with archive readings by J.R.R. Tolkien VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • bare credits at IMDb watch full movie [2/2013 upload; 1:47:54] online at YouTube
	"J.R.R. Tolkien" [BBC-TV Feb 1998] episode of "An Awfully Big Adventure" TV series 50-minute documentary produced & directed by Julian Birkett; narration/readings by Juliet Aubrey, Rob Inglis & Christopher Villiers; featuring biographer Humphrey Carpenter, Jenny Fabian, Verlyn Flieger, Wayne Hammond (The Tolkien Society), Bill Harry, artist Alan Lee, Ian Livingstone, Christina Scull (The Tolkien Society), Prof. Tom Shippey, David Nicholson-Lord, Christopher Tolkien & publisher Rayner Unwin, with archive footage of Leonard Nimoy & J.R.R. Tolkien • full credits at IMDb Kultur Video color DVD [4/2009] for $12.96
	"Master of The Rings: The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of The Rings" documentary [Vidmark Dec 2001] 60-minute docufilm produced, written & directed by Stephen Grant; featuring Anke Buttner, Humphrey Carpenter, Bob Catley, Ian Collier, Roger Garland, with archive footage of J.R.R. Tolkien LionsGate color DVD [2/2004] for $9.49 full credits at IMDb
	"J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of The Rings - The Definitive Guide To The World of The Rings" [2002] 80-minute documentary written & directed by Robert DiNapoli, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien and illustrators Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt; 'Gift Set' also includes music CD "Landscapes of Middle Earth" by Rick Wakeman; and a booklet with illustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt • credits at IMDb Gift Set: Warner Home Video color DVD & audio CD set [7/2002] 2 disks for $4.99 {sic} Eagle Rock color DVD [3/2004] for $5.64 {sic} watch 6/2011 official trailer [1:50] online at YouTube watch full movie [9/2015 upload; 1:21:12] online at YouTube

"From Book To Vision: J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-Earth" video [11/2002] /tt0466851/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iAbgAKZUnA [22:28]

"J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle Earth" documentary short [2004]
this ½-hour short docufilm is available on several DVD editions of "Lord of The Rings II: Return of The King"; with rare archive footage of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien • Produced, written & directed by Michael Pellerin; featuring Tom Shippey, Brian Sibley, John Garth, Philippa Boyens, Patrick Curry, Colin Duriez, Jude Fisher, John Howe, director Peter Jackson, Tolkien linguists David Salo & Bill Welden, and publisher Rayner Unwin; with clips/- archive footage of Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Billy Boyd, Rob Gilson, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, Andy Serkis, G.B. Smith, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Christopher Wiseman & Elijah Wood
full credits at IMDb

"J.R.R. Tolkien and the Birth of The Lord of the Rings" 60-min color DVD [11/2004]
http://www.amazon.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-Birth-Lord-Rings/dp/B00067BC54/

"Tolkien: A Story of Love, Courage & Fellowship" [Fox Searchlight May 2019?] 5/2019

Tolkien 2019 biofilm from Fox Searchlight

Announced 11/2013: a biopic telling the 'true story' behind "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of The Rings"; David Gleeson set to provide the screenplay, said to focus largely on the author's younger years, including his time at Pembroke College and his military service during the First World War; the film will tie his experiences as a young man to those depicted in his iconic fantasy novels • Location filming in Liverpool & Manchester, England; directed by Dome Karukoski; written by David Gleeson & Stephen Beresford; starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris, Derek Jacobi
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia
watch official trailers online at YouTube: 2/2019 trailer #1 [0:55] • 3/2019 trailer #2 [2:22]

"Tolkien & Lewis" [Attractive Films - still in development 2019]

early poster for 'Tolkien & Lewis' movie

Announced 8/2016 by Attractive Films [est. 2012] based in Australia; budgeted at $18 million, intended release in Spring 2017; the story of post-war friends J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis battling their personal demons to become the world's foremost fantasy authors
Directed by Simon West; written By Jacqueline Cook
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • latest info at IMDb

Family & Friends
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in 1892 in South Africa; he lived around Oxford, England from 1925 on, and died in 1973 at the age of 81.

banker father Arthur Reuel Tolkien [1857-96]
mother Mabel Suffield Tolkien [1870-1904]
younger brother Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien [1894-1976]
great-nephew sculptor Timothy 'Tim' Tolkien [b. 1962]
great-nephew Nicholas 'Nick' Tolkien [b. 1964]
great-nephew Stephen Tolkien [b. 1966]

wife Edith Mary Bratt Tolkien [1889-1971] - married in March 1916, died November 1971
son John Francis Reuel Tolkien [1917-2003]

son Michael H. R. Tolkien [1920-84]
grandson poet Michael George Reuel Tolkien [b. 1943]
great-granddaughter Catherine Tolkien [b. 1969]
great-granddaughter Ruth Tolkien [b. 1982]
granddaughter Joanna Tolkien [b. 1945]
great-granddaughter Mandy Tolkien [b. 1967]
great-grandson Royd Tolkien [b. 1969]
great-grandson Michael Tolkien [b. 1975]
granddaughter Judith Tolkien [b. 1951]
great-granddaughter Freya Crombleholme [b. 1976]
great-grandson Piers Crombleholme [b. 1979]

son Christopher John Reuel Tolkien [b. 1924]
first wife Faith Faulconbridge Tolkien [b. 1928]
grandson Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien [b. 1959]
great-grandson Nicholas 'Nick' Tolkien [b. 1990]
second wife Baillie Klass Tolkien [b. 1941] - married 1967
grandson Adam Reuel Tolkien [b. 1969]
granddaughter Rachel Clare Reuel Tolkien [b. 1971]

	Boxed Set: "The Hobbit" & "The Lord of The Rings" Ballantine mass pb set [11/91] for $19.77 Mariner 8½x5½ pb set [9/99] for $29.70 "Lord of The Rings" & "The Hobbit" Audio Boxed Sets Penguin ABR audio CDs [10/2002] 13 disks - out of prodn/used Highbridge full-cast radio dramas on CD [11/2012] ? disks for $50.96
	"The Tolkien Reader: Stories, Poems & Commentaries" [1966] by J.R.R. Tolkien contains "Farmer Giles of Ham" short medieval fable [1949], "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" poetry collection [1962], and JRRT's lecture/essay "On Fairy Stories" [1939 & 1947] Del Rey mass pb [11/86] for $7.99 Ballantine mass pb [1966] out of print/used
	J.R.R. Tolkien Double [1969] contains "Farmer Giles of Ham" short medieval fable [1949] and "Smith of Wootton Major" short story [1967] Del Rey mass pb [1/86] for $6.99 Ballantine mass pb [3/69] out of print/used "Giles" entry at Wikipedia • "Smith" entry at Wikipedia
	"The Silmarillion" [NY Times bestseller 1977] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Del Rey mass pb [1/85] for $7.99 Houghton Mifflin illustrated hardcover [10/98] for $24.50 Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/2001] for $19.60 Bantam UNABR audio boxed set [12/98] out of prodn/used Bantam UNABR audio CD [12/98] 6 disks for $40.95 ===========www.amazon.com/Arda-Reconstructed-Creation-Published-Silmarillion/dp/1611460891/
	"Mr. Bliss" children's book [1982] Written & Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien Written in the 1930s based on J.R.R.T.'s own mishaps and intended for his children. Rejected by publi-shers due to high cost of reproducing the artwork; lay in a drawer until 1957, when it was sold with other manuscripts for £1250 to Marquette University. Eventually published in 1982, with the difficult-to-read original drawings and text on one page and a typeset transcription on the facing page (the 2011 edition provides easier-to-read computer-enhanced versions of the original artwork). The story: A whimsical decision by Mr. Bliss to buy a motor car quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Allen & Unwin hardcover [9/2011] out of print/50+ used Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 6x8½ landscape hardcover [1/83] out of print/40+ used book entry at Wikipedia
	"Unfinished Tales: The Lost Lore of Numenor & Middle-Earth" [1986] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Del Rey mass pb [8/88] for $7.50 Houghton Mifflin 9x5¾ pb [9/2001] for $11.21 Houghton Mifflin 9x6½ hardcover [9/2001] for $17.16
	"Tales From The Perilous Realm" [1997] by J.R.R. Tolkien Illustrations by Alan Lee; contains "Leaf By Niggle" short story [1945], "Farmer Giles of Ham" short medieval fable [1949], "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" poetry collection [1962], and "Smith of Wootton Major" short story [1967]; the 2008 & Kindle editions add "Roverandom" children's story [1925] Kindle Edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2/2012] for $9.99 HarperCollins mass pb [9/2002] out of print/used HarperCollins 7½x5 pb [8/98] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin 8½x6 hardcover [11/2008] for $18.92 official book page
	"The Children of Húrin" [2007] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Begun in 1918, painstakingly cobbled together from many draft manuscripts by Tolkien's son Christopher Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/2007] for $17.16 Houghton Mifflin deluxe slipcover edition [4/2007] for $47.25
	"The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" [2009] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Mariner Books pb [9/2010] for $11.53 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5½ hardcover [5/2009] for $8.21 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Deluxe Edition 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/2009] for $46.98

	"J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography" [Allen & Unwin 1977] authorized biography by Humphrey Carpenter Houghton Mifflin 8¼x5½ pb [6/2000] for $10.85 Ballantine pb [8/78] out of print/50+ used HarperCollins 9¼x6 hardcover [12/77] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin hardcover [6/77] out of print/150+ used
	"J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator" [1995] by Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull Houghton Mifflin 11½x8½ pb [10/2000] for $16.50 Houghton Mifflin 11½x9¼ hardcover [10/95] out of print/used
	"J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of The Century" [2000] by Tom Shippey Houghton Mifflin 8½x5½ pb [8/2002] for $10.40 HarperCollins 7½x5 pb [8/2001] for $12.24 Houghton Mifflin 8½x5¾ hardcover [3/2001] for $26.00
	"Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon" [2003] by Brian Rosebury Palgrave Macmillan 8½x5½ 2nd edition pb [1/2004] for $19.95 Palgrave Macmillan 8¼x5½ 2nd edition hardcover [9/2005] for $72.25
	"The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of The Rings" [2005] by Peter Kreeft Ignatius Press pb [2005] out of print/used Ignatius Press pb [2005] out of print/used Ignatius Press pb [2005] out of print/used
	"The Ring of Words: Tolkien and The Oxford English Dictionary" [2006] by Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall & Edmund Weiner Tolkien's first civilian job after World War I was in the offices of the Oxford English Dictionary; three later editors at the O.E.D here provide details of the two years that Tolkien described as a time when he "learned more . . . than in any other equal part of his life". Kindle Edition from Oxford Univ Press [2006 edition] for $10.49 Oxford Univ Press 7½x5 pb [8/2009] out of print/many used Oxford Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [7/2006] out of print/40+ used
	"The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology & Reader's Guide" [2006] two-volume slipcover set by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond Houghton Mifflin hardcover 10½x6½x4" box set [11/2006] for $80.00 Houghton Mifflin hardcover 9½x6¼ box set [11/2006] out of print/used Vol. 1 - Chronology: Houghton Mifflin 9x6 hardcover [11/2006] out of print/used Vol. 2 - Reader's Guide: Houghton Mifflin 9x6 hardcover [11/2006] out of print/used
	"Chesterton and Tolkien As Theologians" [2007] by Alison Milbank Tolkien's "The Hobbit" was published just after Chesterton's death; this scholarly work suggests the influences of Chesterton and Catholicism on Tolkien, then and later. Bloomsbury T&T Clark 8½x5½ pb [3/2009] for $38.18 Bloomsbury T&T Clark 8¾x7 hardcover [12/2007] out of print/used see also the G.K. Chesterton [1874-1936] Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
	"The Complete Tolkien Companion" [orig 1976, rev 2012] by J.E.A. Tyler, Illustrated by Kevin Reilly St. Martin's Griffin 3rd Edition 8¼x5½ pb [10/2012] for $13.59
	"Tolkien At Exeter College: How An Oxford Undergraduate Created Middle-Earth" pamphlet [2015] by John Garth not found on Amazon - ISBN 978-124268835-5 60-page pamphlet available at author's website [3/2015] non-EU delivery for £11.55

	"The Atlas of Middle-Earth" [1991] by Karen Wynn Fonstad Kindle Edition from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [6/2014] for $11.99 Houghton Mifflin 10¾x8 pb [1/92] out of print/many used Houghton Mifflin pb [4/2002] out of print/many used Houghton Mifflin pb [4/2002] out of print/used Mariner Books pb [2001] out of print/many used HarperCollins Publrs 11x8¾ pb [10/92] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin 11x8 pb [11/91] for $18.38 Houghton Mifflin 11x8¼ hardcover [11/91] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin hardcover [5/81] out of print/used
	"The Lord of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth" video game [2004] from Electronic Arts Electronic Arts DVD-ROM [12/2004] for $95.74 + s/h Electronic Arts DVD-ROM [12/2004] out of prodn/many used Official Game Guide: Prima Games 10½x8½ pb [8/00] out of prodn/40+ used restricted to elements used in the movie trilogy
	"The Lord of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth 2" video game [2006] from Electronic Arts Electronic Arts DVD-ROM [2/2006] for $129.79 + s/h features Tolkien elements not found in the movie trilogy
	"Middle-Earth Quest" board game [2009] by Fantasy Flight Games for 2-4 players ages 13 & up; contains large 2-piece board, 445 cards, 235 tokens, 10 plastic figures, 5 hero sheets, instruction booklet Edge Ent. game in 16x11x3¾-inch box [2009] for $143.99 {sic}
	"Middle-Earth: Visions of A Modern Myth" [2010] by Donato Giancola Underwood Books 12¼x9¼ hardcover [10/2010] for $21.93 Underwood Books hardcover [10/2010] out of print/used
	"Tolkien's World: A Guide To The Peoples and Places of Middle-Earth" [2012] by Gareth Hanrahan, Illustrated by Peter Mckinstry Carlton Kids 10¼x9 pb [4/2014] out of print/used Insight Editions 11¾x10½ hardcover [10/2012] for $19.98 Carlton Books Ltd 12x10½ hardcover [10/2012] out of print/used
	"The Making of Middle-Earth: A New Look Inside The World of J.R.R. Tolkien" [2013] by Christopher Snyder Sterling 9x7¼ hardcover [10/2013] for $24.12
	"The Lord of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth" card game for kids [2014] by Andreas Zimmermann — for 2-4 players ages 3-15; PlayRoom Ent. board game in 10x10x2-inch box [2014] for $11.45

	"The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends" [1978] by Humphrey Carpenter — "A Group of Writers Whose Literary Fantasies Still Fire The Imagination of All Those Who Seek A Truth Beyond Reality" HarperCollins 7¾x5¼ pb [1/2006] out of print/used Ballantine Books mass pb [11/81] out of print/used Ballantine Books mass pb [10/78] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/79] out of print/used HarperCollins 9x6 hardcover [10/78] out of print/used
	"The Inklings Handbook: The Lives, Thought, and Writings of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Their Friends" [2001] by Colin Duriez & David Porter Azure pb [9/2001] out of print/used Chalice Press 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2001] out of print/used
	"Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship" [2003] by Colin Duriez Kindle Edition from Paulist Press [2003 edition] for $10.99 Paulist Press 9x6 pb [10/2003] for $12.94
	"Mere Humanity: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien On The Human Condition" [2006] by Donald T. Williams Kindle Edition from B&H Publng Group [2006 edition] for $7.99 B&H Books 8¼x5¼ pb [2/2006] for $12.14
	"The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien As Writers In Community" [2007] by Diana Pavlac Glyer Kent State Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [10/2008] for $24.00 Kent State Univ Press 9½x6¾ hardcover [3/2007] out of print/used
	"The Inklings of Oxford: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Their Friends" [2009] by Harry Lee Poe, Photographs by James Ray Veneman Kindle Edition from Zondervan/HarperCollins [8/2009] for $6.99 Zondervan 11&frac`14x8½ pb [6/2009] out of print/many used
	"Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings: A Catholic Worldview" [indep TV April 2011] hour-long docufilm produced by E.W.T.N. in Alabama • Directed by Steve Beaumont; hosted by Joseph Pearce; starring Allen Marsh {as C.S. Lewis} & Kevin O'Brien {as J.R.R. Tolkien} E.W.T.N. color DVD [undated] for $21.95 + s/h via Amazon third party bare credits at IMDb
	"C.S. Lewis and the Inklings: Discovering Hidden Truth" [2012] Edited by Salwa Khoddam & Mark R. Hall, with Jason Fisher The Inklings of Oxford included fellow members J.R.R. Tolkien and Owen Barfield and earlier members G.K. Chesterton [1874-1936] and George MacDonald Cambridge Scholars Publng 8¼x6 hardcover [10/2012] out of print/used
	"On The Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road To Virtue With Tolkien and Lewis" [2012] by Louis Markos, Foreword by Peter Kreeft Kindle Edition from Moody Publrs [9/2012] for $9.59 Moody Publrs 8½x5½ pb [9/2012] for $12.21
	"Tolkien's Road" [indep April 2014] half-hour color student film, made in Los Angeles • co-produced, written & directed by Nye Green; starring Casey E. Lewis {as J.R.R. Tolkien} and Alexander Rupert Green {as C.S. Lewis} VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDb
	"The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien, and Their Circle" [2015] by Colin Duriez second subtitle: 'Their Lives, Writings, Ideas, and Influence' Kindle Edition from Lion Books [2/2015] for $9.99 Lion Hudson 7½x5 pb [3/2015] for $14.29
	"Bedeviled: Lewis, Tolkien, and The Shadow of Evil" [2015] by Colin Duriez Kindle Edition from I.V.P. Books [4/2015] for $9.99 I.V.P. Books 8¼x5½ pb [4/2015] for $11.96
	"The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of The Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams" [2015] by Philip & Carol Zaleski Kindle Edition from FS&G/Macmillan [6/2015] for $9.99 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 8¼x5½ pb [6/2016] for $10.36 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/2015] for $16.04
	"A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism In The Cataclysm of 1914-1918" [2015] by Joseph Loconte Kindle Edition from Thomas Nelson/HarperCollins [2015] for $9.99 Thomas Nelson pb [2/2017] for $16.99 Thomas Nelson 8¾x5¾ hardcover [6/2015] for $16.99
	"Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and The Creative Collaboration of The Inklings" [2015] by Diana Pavlac Glyer, Illustrated by James A. Owen Kindle Edition from Black Squirrel Books [12/2015] for $10.99 Kent State Univ Press 9x6 pb [1/2016] for $16.55

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J.R.R. Tolkien[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 1892-1973]

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[John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 1892-1973]