The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien

Description

A collection of letters from J.R.R. Tolkien. The creator of the Middle-earth as recorded in "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion", was also a prolific letter-writer. Over the years he wrote, to his publishers, his family, to friends (including C.S. Lewis, W.H. Auden and Naomi Mitchison) and to fans of his books. The letters present a detailed portrait of the man in many of his aspects: as storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent and observer of the world around him. They also shed much light on his creativity and grand design for the creation of a whole new world - Middle-earth.

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

'So rich, it reads like an autobiography'