| Description |
192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
J.R.R. Tolkien : a short biography / Joan McClusky -- At the end of the quest, victory / W.H. Auden -- Oo, those awful orcs / Edmund Wilson -- A trip through Middle-earth : a chronology of The hobbit and The lord of the rings / Douglas Kendall -- Tree by Tolkien / Colin Wilson -- The filial duty of Christopher Tolkien / William Cater -- Two views of J.R.R. Tolkien / Kenneth Atchity -- A color portfolio of paintings by Tim Kirk -- The evolution of Tolkien fandom / Philip Helms -- Confessions of a Tolkien fiend / Baird Searles -- No Monroe in Lothlorien / Arthur Weir -- Christmas at the South Pole / J.R. Christopher -- A baroque memorial : J.R.R. Tolkien / J.R. Christopher -- Two poems in memory of J.R.R. Tolkien / Ruth Berman -- The picnic : a parody of Tolkien / Paulette Carroll -- The coinage of Gondor and the Western Lands / Dainis Bisenieks -- The passing of the elven-kind / Ted Johnstone -- High fly the Nazgul, Oh! / Ted Johnstone and others -- Middle-earth -- Smaug the magic dragon -- The orcs' marching song / George Heap -- In the service of the King / Marci Helms Knisley -- Haiku portraits / Don Studebaker, Ted Johnstone, and others -- Tales told by the lonely mountain / Margaret Howes -- The Middle-earth gourmet / Maureen Bayha and Alida Becker -- Tolkien of affection / Mel Rosen -- A gathering of fans -- A fan's reading list -- A Tolkien bibliography / Bonniejean Christensen -- Solutions to puzzles. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-192). |
| Subject |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
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Fantasy literature, English -- Adaptations.
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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
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Fantasy literature.
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Fantasy.
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| Added Author |
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
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Becker, Alida, 1948-
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Green, Michael, 1943-
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Kirk, Tim, 1947-
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| ISBN |
0762409940 |
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