Overview
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the worldās greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights intoĀ The Hobbit,Ā The Lord of the RingsĀ andĀ The Silmarillion.
J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded inĀ The Hobbit,Ā The Lord of the RingsĀ andĀ The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of the last century. Over the years he wrote a mass of lettersāto his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to āfansā of his booksāwhich 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 Tolkienās correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkienās official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkienās own words, a highly detailed portrait of the man in his many aspects: storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent, friend, and observer of the world around him.
In this revised and expanded edition ofĀ The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, it has been possible to go back to the editorsā original typescripts and notes, restoring more than 150 letters that were excised purely to achieve what was then deemed a āpublishable length.ā and present the book as originally intended.
Enthusiasts for his writings will find much that is new, for the letters not only include fresh information about Middle-earth, such as Tolkienās own plot summary of the entirety ofĀ The Lord of the RingsĀ and a vision for publishing his āTales of the Three Ages,ā but also many insights into the man and his world. In addition, this new selection will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which J.R.R. Tolkien was a master.
This book title, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (Revised and Expanded Edition), ISBN: 9780358652984, by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by HarperCollins (November 14, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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