Tolkien Week

Tolkien Week

"John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) the South African-born philologist and author of 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord Of The Rings'."

eBook Collections

Scholar

As an Oxford University professor, J.R.R. Tolkien produced a number of scholarly works, including:

  • A Middle English Vocabulary
  • Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
  • Ancrene Wisse: The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle
  • The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays
  • Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell
  • The Battle of Maldon, together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

Author

J.R.R.Tolkien wrote children's fiction, fantasy novels, and poetry. Some of the works published during his lifetime are:

Works published after his death include:

  • The Silmarillion, edited by Christopher Tolkien
  • Letters to Father Christmas, edited by Baillie Tolkien

Artist

J.R.R.Tolkien was also an accomplished, if amateur artist. Some of his work can be found in the following volumes:

  • Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien
  • J.R.R.Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
  • The Art of the Hobbit, edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull

Websites

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