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  <title><![CDATA[The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>This second part of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES includes the tale of Beneren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems, as well as information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1984</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)</original_title>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 17 12:22:07 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though I liked the first Book of Lost Tales better, this one was still amazing.  The stories in it not only give depth to the Silmarillion and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34.The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Part_1_" title="The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien">The Lord of the Rings</a>, but also as JRR Tolkien himself AND what being a human and an artist really means.  Some of the work of both prose and poetry in this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20397326">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 08 20:24:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[For both the books JRR made it clear during his lifetime that he doesn't want to reveal mystique and history that's around LOTR. <br/><br/>These books are basically notes with abundant commentary from Christopher Tolkien. Some of the stories are already there in &quot;The Silmarallian&quot; or in ap...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70550364">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 24 18:14:57 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 24 18:29:35 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book at the old Harvard Coop, in the fall of 1984, while my grandfather attended a Harvard football game.  I had not heard it was coming out; I had not expected to find it; but I knew exactly what &quot;The Book of Lost Tales&quot; were, and I couldn't believe my good luck.  <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13455877">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48336058">
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  <date_added>Thu Mar 05 12:18:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 05 12:19:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[All of the supplemental books to the LoTR give interesting back story to the world Tolkein created.  The individual parts in the book are interesting to greater or lesser degrees.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Part two is part two. As I said for the first give the Silmarillion a go before delving into this.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 19 14:59:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[My mom was totally holding out on me. I found this in the back of her closet. ]]></body>
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    <review id="44261431">
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 25 03:10:05 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 25 03:14:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[still sitting in my bookshelf, but planning to read it soon!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="30607427">
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  <date_updated>Thu Mar 05 12:33:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great way to continue on in the world of Tolkien when you feel sad and lost that there are so few complete works of his. Every little bit helps. Alot of information in these post mortem publications over-laps, at least its something.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, Tolkien...I love it.  The Lost Tales: brilliant insight into the very beginning of Tolkien's creation.  It's just unbelievable the depth and scope he put into just his back history - and even that seems to have a back history.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was okay. Again, these are the early stories that Middle-earth grew out of. They're interesting to read from that point of view, but on their own, I didn't find them particularly engaging. ]]></body>
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    <review id="34542201">
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 04 19:21:41 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1992)]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34542201]]></url>
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    <review id="10182820">
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    <name><![CDATA[Phyncke]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Use as a reference for my fiction. ]]></body>
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    <review id="62534989">
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 07 16:09:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Its a tough read but worth it for tolkein fans]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[isbn,original]]></body>
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