The Treason of Isengard
The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling
account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many
additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.
The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord
of the Rings started in the earlier volume, The Return of the
Shadow.It races the great expansion of the tale into new lands and
peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emerence of
Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard.In brief outlines and pencilled drafts
dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the first entry of Galadriel,
the earliest ideas of the history of Gondor, and the original meeting of Aragorn and Eowyn, its significance destined to be wholly
transformed.The book also contains a full account of the original map
which was to be the basis of the emerging geography of
Middle-earth.This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged
to complement the distinctive and classic style of the ‘black cover’
A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The
Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959.
Tolkien is the creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.
The History of Middle-earth
The History of Middle-earth consists of twelve books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Related series The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions)