The Lord Of The Rings: A Reader's Companion,9780618642670

The Lord Of The Rings: A Reader's Companion

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ISBN13: 9780618642670
ISBN10: 0618642676
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-12-27
Publisher(s): HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHER
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Summary

In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader"s Companion, Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull unravel the story of how an epic battle has been fought to maintain the textual integrity of this huge story. Through hundreds of notes, which directly refer to the fiftieth anniversary edition of the novel, they provide a detailed account of how this incredible book has changed from one generation to the next. - Notes on significant changes made by the author and by ChristopherTolkien after his father"s death - Brief references to illustrations, maps, and earlier versions of the text - References to people, places, and events that appear in other books by Tolkien - Explanations of archaic and unusual words - Translations and primers on how to use Tolkien"s invented languages - Appearing for the first time, Tolkien"s own Guide to the Names in TheLord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: A Reader"s Companion will provide uniqueinsight into the creative process of a true genius and will offer a detailedand informative account of how the book of the century has evolved.

Table of Contents

PREFACE xi
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS xviii
CHRONOLOGIES, CALENDARS, AND MOONS xlv
PRELIMINARIES li
THE MAPS OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS lv
FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION l xviii
PROLOGUE 1(50)
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
BOOK ONE
I A Long-expected Party
51(23)
II The Shadow of the Past
74(18)
III Three Is Company
92(19)
IV A Short Cut to Mushrooms
111(4)
V A Conspiracy Unmasked
115(6)
VI The Old Forest
121(10)
VII In the House of Tom Bombadil
131(11)
VIII Fog on the Barrow-downs
142(8)
IX At the Sign of The Prancing Pony
150(9)
X Strider
159(5)
XI A Knife in the Dark
164(18)
XII Flight to the Ford
182(17)
BOOK TWO
I Many Meetings
199(23)
II The Council of Elrond
222(39)
III The Ring Goes South
261(13)
IV A Journey in the Dark
274(16)
V The Bridge of Khazad-dlim
290(9)
VI LothlOrien
299(12)
VII The Mirror of Galadriel
311(16)
VIII Farewell to LOrien
327(16)
IX The Great River
343(6)
X The Breaking of the Fellowship
349(8)
THE TWO TOWERS
BOOK THREE
I The Departure of Boromir
357(7)
II The Riders of Rohan
364(11)
III The Uruk-hai
375(6)
IV Treebeard
381(9)
V The White Rider
390(7)
VI The King of the Golden Hall
397(15)
VII Helm's Deep
412(7)
VIII The Road to Isengard
419(5)
IX Flotsam and Jetsam
424(4)
X The Voice of Saruman
428(4)
XI The Palantir
432(11)
BOOK FOUR
I The Taming of Smeagol
443(8)
II The Passage of the Marshes
451(6)
III The Black Gate Is Closed
457(5)
IV Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
462(6)
V The Window on the West
468(12)
VI The Forbidden Pool
480(2)
VII Journey to the Cross-roads
482(4)
VIII The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
486(4)
IX Shelob's Lair
490(4)
X The Choices of Master Samwise
494(13)
THE RETURN OF THE KING
BOOK FIVE
I Minas Tirith
507(19)
II The Passing of the Grey Company
526(12)
III The Muster of Rohan
538(5)
IV The Siege of Gondor
543(11)
V The Ride of the Rohirrim
554(7)
VI The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
561(11)
VII The Pyre of Denethor
572(6)
VIII The Houses of Healing
578(7)
IX The Last Debate
585(8)
X The Black Gate Opens
593(8)
BOOK SIX
I The Tower of Cirith Ungol
601(5)
II The Land of Shadow
606(6)
III Mount Doom
612(9)
IV The Field of Cormallen
621(6)
V The Steward and the King
627(12)
VI Many Partings
639(14)
VII Homeward Bound
653(2)
VIII The Scouring of the Shire
655(10)
IX The Grey Havens
665
APPENDICES
A ANNALS OF THE KINGS AND RULERS
679(33)
B THE TALE OF YEARS
712(11)
C FAMILY TREES
723(2)
D CALENDARS
725(9)
E WRITING AND SPELLING
734(3)
F The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age; On Translation
737(5)
EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN TO MILTON WALDMAN, ?LATE 1951, ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS 742(8)
NOMENCLATURE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R.R. Tolkien 750(33)
CHANGES TO THE EDITIONS OF 2004-5 783(30)
LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED 813(18)
INDEX 831

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