The History of Middle-earth: Part One
A new one-volume hardback edition of the first five books in The History of Middle-earth.
J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the
Rings and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands
upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil
spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron. It was to this
enormous task of literary construction that his Tolkien’s youngest son
and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to produce the
monumental and endlessly fascinating series of 12 books, The History of
Middle-earth. This brand new hardback edition brings together the first five volumes of The History of Middle-earth – The Book of Lost Tales
Parts 1 and 2, The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth and
The Lost Road – into one volume.
Epic in scope and extent, and featuring rare maps and illustrations drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, this first standard hardback volume of a planned trilogy will present the reader with a unique opportunity to own the entire History of Middle-earth in three large but sensibly priced volumes.
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 (omnibus editions)
The History of Middle-earth (omnibus editions) consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series The History of Middle-earth
