Fifth of the 12 volumes of 'The History of Middle-earth'
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The Lost Road and Other Writings
Editor
Christopher Tolkien
Author
J. R. R. Tolkien
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Series
The History of Middle-earth
Release number
5
Subject
Tolkien's legendarium conlanging
Genre
High fantasy Literary analysis
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin (UK)
Publication date
1987
Media type
Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages
464 (paperback)
ISBN
978-0261102255
Preceded by
The Shaping of Middle-earth
Followed by
The History of The Lord of the Rings (4 vols)
The Lost Road and Other Writings – Language and Legend before 'The Lord of the Rings' is the fifth volume, published in 1987, of The History of Middle-earth, a series of compilations of drafts and essays written by J. R. R. Tolkien in around 1936–1937. It was edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher.[1]
^Whittingham, Elizabeth A. (2008). The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth. McFarland. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4766-1174-7.
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