On page 12, the final paragraph of the foreword (describing the binding of the 1969 edition) is erroneously retained. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning "dead celebrity" in 2009.Typeset chiefly as for the HarperCollins One-Volume 1991 Illustrated Edition. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature - or, more precisely, of high fantasy. While many authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. Between 19, Tolkien applied the term legendarium to the larger part of these writings. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it.
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Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1971.Īfter Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. John Ronald Ruel Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist and academic. It is limited to a worldwide first printing of just 6,000 copies. The pages are edged in gold and contained within are special features unique to this edition. This very special deluxe edition is quarterbound in cloth and red leather, with raised ribs on the spine and stamped in two foils. Also appearing are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Middle-earth. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. This one-volume deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. Over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. This deluxe volume is quarterbound in leather and includes many special features unique to this edition. Sumptuous slipcased edition of Tolkien’s classic epic tale of adventure, fully illustrated in colour for the first time by the author himself.
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