{"product_id":"harpercollins-tolkien-gb-the-letters-of-j-r-r-tolkien-revised-and-expanded-edition-0008628807","title":"HarperCollins Tolkien GB The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien Revised and Expanded Edition.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0008628807\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolkien GB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars and fans of the great mythologist will find a rich vein of information in Humphrey Carpenter's \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/i\u003e. Tolkien was a prodigious letter writer all his life; the sheer mass of his correspondence would give pause to even the most stalwart archivist (one shudders to think what he would have done with e-mail). But with the able assistance of Tolkien's son Christopher and a healthy dose of determination, Carpenter manages find the cream of the crop--the letters that shed light on Tolkien's thoughts about his academic and literary work, as well as those that show his more private side, revealing a loving husband, a playful friend, and a doting father. The most fascinating letters are, of course, those in which he discusses Middle-Earth, and Carpenter offers plenty of those to choose from. Tolkien discussed the minutia of his legend--sometimes at great length--with friends, publishers, and even fans who wrote to him with questions. These letters offer significant insights into how he went about creating the peoples and languages of Middle-Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eI have long ceased to \u003ci\u003einvent\u003c\/i\u003e (though even patronizing or sneering critics on the side praise my 'inventions'): I wait till I seem to know what really happened. Or till it writes itself. Thus, though I knew for years that Frodo would run into a tree-adventure somewhere far down the Great River, I had no recollection of inventing Ents. I came at last to the point, and wrote the 'Treebeard' chapter without any recollection of any previous thought: just as it is now. And then I saw that, of course, it had not happened to Frodo at all.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new edition of letters has an extensive index, and Carpenter has included a brief blurb at the beginning of each letter to explain who the correspondent was and what was being discussed. Still, we strongly recommend buying the companion volume, \u003ci\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, in order to better understand the place th\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTolkien GB The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien Revised and Expanded Edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABISBOOK.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarperCollins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51408368795936,"sku":"NEW0008628807","price":23.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":51408368828704,"sku":"USED0008628807","price":29.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81yNgm_cnjL.jpg?v=1775101985","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/harpercollins-tolkien-gb-the-letters-of-j-r-r-tolkien-revised-and-expanded-edition-0008628807","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}