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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (expanded edition)
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Stunning three-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who’s who and chronology.
The three volumes contained in this slipcase, written by two of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien, comprise the definitive handbook to one of the m ...more
The three volumes contained in this slipcase, written by two of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien, comprise the definitive handbook to one of the m ...more
Kindle Edition, 2720 pages
Published
November 2nd 2017
by HarperCollins
(first published October 23rd 2017)
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No, I haven't read it all already, but I've browsed a lot. It's terrific, as you'd expect, and I already have two other enormous books in my queue that I've been working on in desultory fashion for years. It's an essential reference book for the extremely serious, and I'll never be done with it. Perhaps I should check the 'hide entire review because of spoilers' box? Andrew Higgins can call me a cheater if he wants to.
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Definitely a must-read for all fans of Tolkien! It was utterly fascinating to get all this background information on his life and the process of writing his works.
An impressive work. If something related to Tolkien does not appear here, it does not exist.
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Wayne G. Hammond was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in the suburb of Brooklyn. In 1975 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, where he majored in English. In 1976 he received his Master of Arts in Library Science degree from the School of Library Science of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and from that year has been Assistant Libr
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