Six essays introduce the reader to the person of J. Lavishly illustrated with three hundred images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps, and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous literary works- The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion-and reproduces personal photographs and private papers, many of which have never been seen before in print. Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth explores the huge creative endeavor behind Tolkien’s enduring popularity. Drawing on these talents, he created a universe which is for many readers as real as the physical world they inhabit daily. Not only was he an accomplished linguist and philologist, as well as a scholar of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature and Norse folklore, but also a skillful illustrator and storyteller.
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