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The Book of Lost Tales is a collection of early stories by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, published as the first two volumes of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth, in which he presents and analyses the manuscripts of those stories, which were the earliest form (begun in 1917) of the complex fictional myths that would eventually comprise The Silmarillion.
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- 1983
Apr 22, 2024 · The Book of Lost Tales is the first narrative work of J.R.R. Tolkien 's mythology, written and left unfinished between 1916 and 1920. It was published posthumously by Christopher Tolkien as The Book of Lost Tales: Part One ( 1983) and The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two ( 1984 ).
Mar 9, 2024 · 304. ISBN. 0048232386. Preceded by. Unfinished Tales (1980) Followed by. The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two (1984) The Book of Lost Tales: Part One, published in 1983, is the first volume of Christopher Tolkien 's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of J.R.R. Tolkien . The book is a ...
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Oct 28, 1983 · The Book of Lost Tales 1 stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narratve frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Ælfwine) to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true story, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse.
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Jun 1, 1992 · Like the Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales, Part I is a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien’s unpublished manuscripts, this time coming from earlier in Tolkien’s life (approximately 1916-1927). In a way, this work was Tolkien’s first draft of The Silmarillion. Tolkien’s early writing differed significantly from his later work.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Followed by. The Lays of Beleriand (1985) The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two, published in 1984, is the second volume of Christopher Tolkien 's 12-volume book series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyzes the unpublished manuscripts of J.R.R. Tolkien . The book is the continuation of The Book of Lost Tales: Part One.
Praise for Book of Lost Tales 1 “In these tales we have the scholar joyously gamboling in the thickets of his imagination. . . . A commentary and notes greatly enrich the quest.”—The Daily Telegraph “Affords us an almost over-the-shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect . . .
