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29 July 1954
- T 3] For economic reasons, The Lord of the Rings was first published over the course of a year from 29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955 in three volumes rather than one under the titles The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King; The Silmarillion appeared only after the author's death.
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From 1988 to 1992 Christopher Tolkien published the surviving drafts of The Lord of the Rings, chronicling and illuminating with commentary the stages of the text's development, in volumes 6–9 of his History of Middle-earth series.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1954
He had originally intended to publish The Silmarillion alongside The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s, but it was rejected by his publisher. Parts of it were in a finished state when he died in 1973, but the project was incomplete.
May 1, 2024 · He also worked on the Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings, which was first published in 1975 as Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings in A Tolkien Compass . Christopher spent the years after continuing to study his father's works and taking the responsibilities of the Tolkien Estate.
Oct 27, 2016 · Collins, the publishers, decline to publish The Lord of the Rings. Late August 1952: Tolkien makes some recordings of the Gollum chapter in The Hobbit, and some poems from The Lord of the Rings. September 1952: Tolkien polishes the text of The Lord of the Rings including ‘Eärendel was a Mariner’ and ‘The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen ...
Nov 2, 2022 · The History of The Lord of the Rings is a set of four books by Christopher Tolkien, also published in The History of Middle-earth series. The independent 4-volume set was first published in 1998, and it was republished in 2002, by HarperCollins.
Mar 11, 2024 · 1 A reference tool. 2 Early Years - the Mythology period. 3 Middle years - The publication phase. 4 Later years - exploratory writings. A reference tool.
The History of The Lord of the Rings is a four-volume work by Christopher Tolkien published between 1988 and 1992 that documents the process of J. R. R. Tolkien's writing of The Lord of the Rings. The History is also numbered as volumes six to nine of The History of Middle-earth ("HoME").
