1892-1973

A critical study of Tolkien's works including "The Hobbit, " "The Lord of the Rings, " "Leaf of Niggle, " and "Smith of Wootton Major.".

Analyzes and interprets Tolkien's "The Silmarillion, " with information on its creation and its relationship to Tolkien's other works.

A collective biography of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and other authors of literary fantasies.

Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Contains four volumes of stories, poems, commentaries, unpublished manuscripts, and translations of medieval poems by Tolkien, including tales of Middle-earth, the setting of his Lord of the Rings novels.

Alphabetically-arranged entries provide information about facts, names, words, dates, and etymological allusions found in Tolkien's books about Middle Earth, with genealogical tables, maps, and charts.

A biography of Pearl Buck, discussing her childhood as the daughter of American missionaries in China, and looking at how her relationship to two worlds influenced her writing and led to her winning both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for litearture.

Contains over fifteen essays that discuss philosophical topics in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" providing new insights into the characters and plot.

The authorized biography of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the epic "The Lord of the Rings.".