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 this 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.
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