Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

The book of lost tales /

Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973.

The book of lost tales / - 1st American ed. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1984, c1983-c1984. - 2 v. : ill. ; 23 cm. - The History of Middle-earth ; 1-2 . - Tolkien, Christopher. History of Middle-Earth ; 1-2. .

Includes index.

The cottage of lost play -- The music of the Ainur -- The coming of the Valar and the building of Valinor -- The chaining of Melko -- The coming of the elves and the making of K�or -- The theft of Melko and the darkening of Valinor -- The flight of the Noldoli -- The tale of the sun and moon -- The hiding of Valinor -- Gilfanon's tale : the travail of the Noldoli and the coming of mankind -- The tale of Tin�uviel -- Turambar and the Foal�okez -- The fall of Gondolin -- The Nauglafring -- The history of Eriol or �lfwine and the end of the tales / �lfwine of England. v. 1. v. 2.

The Book of Lost Tales contains the first forms of the myths that came to be called The Silmarillion. These include early accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs; of the geography and cosmography of their invented world, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Includes Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Also includes commentary and poems associated with each tale.

0395354390 (v. 1) 9780395354391 (v. 1) 0395366143 (v. 2) 9780395366141 (v. 2)

83012782


Middle Earth (Imaginary place)--Literary collections.
Fantasy literature, English.
Fantasy literature, English.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)


Literary collections.

PR6039.O32 / B6 1984

823/.912