The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition (Audible Audio Edition): J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor, Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith, HarperCollins: Books

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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion . J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , was one of the most prolific letter-writers of this century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters – to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to 'fans' of his books – which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of compos…