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Book of Lost Tales Vol. 1 : Part One by J. R. R. Tolkien (1986, Trade Paperback)

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Title: The Book Of Lost Tales: Part One. Binding: Paperback, Paperback. Number of Pages: 304. Weight: 0.82 lbs. Publication Date: 1986-02-20. Publisher: MARINER BOOKS.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100395409276

ISBN-139780395409275

eBay Product ID (ePID)120549

Product Key Features

Book TitleBook of Lost Tales Vol. 1 : Part One

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1986

TopicFantasy / General, Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Literary, Fantasy / Epic

GenreFiction

AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien

Book SeriesHistory of Middle-Earth Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN83-012782

Reviews"Affords us an almost over the shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect... the superb, sensitive and extremely helpful commentary by Christopher Tolkien makes all this possible." -- Mythlore --, "Affords us an almost over the shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect... the superb, sensitive and extremely helpful commentary by Christopher Tolkien makes all this possible." -- Mythlore

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal823.9/12

Synopsis'For the true devotee of Tolkien 'The Book of Lost Tales' is a treasure trove to match the hoard of the dragon Smaug himself. The pure imaginative power of J.R.R. Tolkien shines through with a light just as dazzling as that of the Two Trees. The serious student of Tolkien will find much delight in this book, and it serves as an excellent example of the creative imagination at work.' -Don Sakers, Baltimore Sun, The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916-17 when he was twenty-five years old and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for these tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or AElfwine) to Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle, where elves dwelt; from him they learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In these Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of Nargothrond and Gondolin; of the geography and cosmology of Middle-earth. Volume One contains the tales of The Music of the Ainur, The Building of valinor, The Chaining of Melko, The coming of the Elves and The Flight of the Noldoli, among others. Each tale is followed by a short essay by Christopher Tolkien, the author's son and literary executor.

LC Classification NumberPR6039.032B6 1984