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companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation's Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself.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 the Chapin Librarian emeritus at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the author of standard bibliographies of J.R.R. Tolkien and Arthur Ransome.

CHRISTINA SCULL is the former Librarian of Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, and editor of The Tolkien Collector. With Wayne Hammond, they have written multiple Tolkien works, including J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion, the three-volume J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide, and produced editions of Farmer Giles of Ham and The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation’s Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself.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