Presents A Collection Of Works Celebrating The World Of Middle-earth, Its Characters, And Its Author. J.r.r. Tolkien : A Short Biography / Joan Mcclusky -- At The End Of The Quest, Victory / W.h. Auden -- Oo, Those Awful Orcs / Edmund Wilson -- A Trip Through Middle-earth : A Chronology Of The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings / Douglas Kendall -- Tree By Tolkien / Colin Wilson -- The Filial Duty Of Christopher Tolkien / William Cater -- Two Views Of J.r.r. Tolkien / Kenneth Atchity -- A Color Portfolio Of Paintings By Tim Kirk -- The Evolution Of Tolkien Fandom / Philip Helms -- Confessions Of A Tolkien Fiend / Baird Searles -- No Monroe In Lothlorien / Arthur Weir -- Christmas At The South Pole / J.r. Christopher -- A Baroque Memorial : J.r.r. Tolkien / J.r. Christopher -- Two Poems In Memory Of J.r.r. Tolkien / Ruth Berman -- The Picnic : A Parody Of Tolkien / Paulette Carroll -- The Coinage Of Gondor And The Western Lands / Dainis Bisenieks -- The Passing Of The Elven-kind / Ted Johnstone -- High Fly The Nazgul, Oh! / Ted Johnstone And Others -- Middle-earth -- Smaug The Magic Dragon -- The Orcs' Marching Song / George Heap -- In The Service Of The King / Marci Helms Knisley -- Haiku Portraits / Don Studebaker, Ted Johnstone, And Others -- Tales Told By The Lonely Mountain / Margaret Howes -- The Middle-earth Gourmet / Maureen Bayha And Alida Becker -- Tolkien Of Affection / Mel Rosen -- A Gathering Of Fans -- A Fan's Reading List -- A Tolkien Bibliography / Bonniejean Christensen -- Solutions To Puzzles. With Essays By W.h. Auden ... [et Al.] ; Edited By Alida Becker ; Illustrations By Michael Green ; Color Illustrations By Tim Kirk. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 180-192).

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973; Becker, Alida, 1948-; Green, Michael, 1943-; Kirk, Tim, 1947-

Michael Green, Alida Becker

Running Press Miniature Editions

United States, United States of America

Philadelphia, Pa, ©2000

Philadelphia, Pa, c2000

192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 31 cm
Presents a collection of works celebrating the world of Middle-earth, its characters, and its author
J.R.R. Tolkien : a short biography / Joan McClusky -- At the end of the quest, victory / W.H. Auden -- Oo, those awful orcs / Edmund Wilson -- A trip through Middle-earth : a chronology of The hobbit and The lord of the rings / Douglas Kendall -- Tree by Tolkien / Colin Wilson -- The filial duty of Christopher Tolkien / William Cater -- Two views of J.R.R. Tolkien / Kenneth Atchity -- A color portfolio of paintings by Tim Kirk -- The evolution of Tolkien fandom / Philip Helms -- Confessions of a Tolkien fiend / Baird Searles -- No Monroe in Lothlorien / Arthur Weir -- Christmas at the South Pole / J.R. Christopher -- A baroque memorial : J.R.R. Tolkien / J.R. Christopher -- Two poems in memory of J.R.R. Tolkien / Ruth Berman -- The picnic : a parody of Tolkien / Paulette Carroll -- The coinage of Gondor and the Western Lands / Dainis Bisenieks -- The passing of the elven-kind / Ted Johnstone -- High fly the Nazgul, Oh! / Ted Johnstone and others -- Middle-earth -- Smaug the magic dragon -- The orcs' marching song / George Heap -- In the service of the King / Marci Helms Knisley -- Haiku portraits / Don Studebaker, Ted Johnstone, and others -- Tales told by the lonely mountain / Margaret Howes -- The Middle-earth gourmet / Maureen Bayha and Alida Becker -- Tolkien of affection / Mel Rosen -- A gathering of fans -- A fan's reading list -- A Tolkien bibliography / Bonniejean Christensen -- Solutions to puzzles
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-192)

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. John and Ronald are ordinary enough as names go.

2023-06-28