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The History of Middle-earth: Part 3

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Description for The History of Middle-earth: Part 3 Hardcover. A new one-volume edition of the final three books in The History of Middle-earth - designed to perfectly complement Parts I & II. Num Pages: 1488 pages, Index. BIC Classification: FC; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1198.

A new one-volume edition of the final three books in The History of Middle-earth – designed to perfectly complement Parts I & II.

J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil ... Read more

It was to this enormous task of literary construction that his Tolkien’s youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to produce the monumental and endlessly fascinating series of 12 books, The History of Middle-earth.

This hardback edition brings together the final three volumes of The History of Middle-earth – Morgoth’s Ring, The War of the Jewels and The Peoples of Middle-earth.

Epic in scope and extent, and featuring rare maps and illustrations drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, this final volume of the trilogy presents the reader with a unique opportunity to collect the complete set of The Complete History of Middle-earth in an attractive and lasting edition.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1488
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007149179
SKU
9780007149179
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Christopher Tolkien
Christopher Tolkien, born on 21 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot. At the end of the war he returned to Oxford University and became a Fellow and Tutor in English of New College in 1964, lecturing in ... Read more

Reviews for The History of Middle-earth: Part 3
‘One marvels anew at the depth, breadth and persistence of J.R.R. Tolkien’s labour. No one sympathetic to his aims – the invention of a secondary universe – will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation.’ Publishers Weekly

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