Research Catalog

Title

The letters of J.R.R. Tolkien : a selection / edited by Humphrey Carpenter, with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien.

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Publication

• New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carpenter, Humphrey
• Tolkien, Christopher

Description

xii, 708 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of the last century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters--to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to "fans" of his books--which 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 Tolkien's correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkien's official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkien's 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 of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, it has been possible to go back to the editors' original typescripts and notes, restoring more than 150 letters that were excised purely to achieve what was then deemed a "publishable length." 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 Tolkien's own plot summary of the entirety of The Lord of the Rings and a vision for publishing his "Tales of the Three Ages," 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.

Uniform Title

Correspondence. Selections

Alternative Title

Correspondence.

Subject

• Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 > Correspondence
• Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973
• 1900-1999
• Authors, English > 20th century > Correspondence
• Anglicists > Great Britain > Correspondence
• Fantasy literature > Authorship
• Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
• Anglicists
• Fantasy literature
• Authors, English
• Great Britain

Genre/Form

• autobiographies (literary works)
• Personal correspondence.
• personal correspondence.
• Autobiographies.
• Correspondence.

Note

• "First published in Great Britain by George Allen & Unwin 1981"--Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Call Number

JFD 24-246

ISBN

• 0358652987
• 9780358652984

OCLC

1291170344

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973, author.

Title

The letters of J.R.R. Tolkien : a selection / edited by Humphrey Carpenter, with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien.

Publisher

New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Edition

First edition.

Revised and expanded edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Carpenter, Humphrey, editor.

Tolkien, Christopher, editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 24-246