The Lord of the Rings - A Reader's Companion 60th Anniversary edition

A unique companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation's Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself.

About the author

Wayne G. Hammond is Assistant Librarian in the Chapin Library of Rare Books, Williams College, and the author of standard bibliographies of J.R.R. Tolkien and Arthur Ransome. His wife, Christina Scull, is the former Librarian of Sir John Soane's Museum, London, and editor of the occasional magazine The Tolkien Collector. Together they have written J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, compiled the new index to Tolkien's published Letters, and edited Tolkien's Roverandom, Farmer Giles of Ham, and the 50th anniversary edition of The Lord of the Rings. They are currently completing their long-awaited J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide for HarperCollins.

Summary

A unique companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation’s Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself.

Report

'Masterpiece? Oh yes, I've no doubt about that.'
Evening Standard
'Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the 20th century.'
Sunday Telegraph

Product details

• Authors: Wayne G Hammond, Wayne G. Hammond, Hammond Wayne G., Christina Scull, Scull Christina
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.06.2014
• EAN: 9780007556908
• ISBN: 978-0-00-755690-8
• No. of pages: 976
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fantasy, FICTION / Fantasy / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Fiction companions, Fiction companion works