Charles Noad

Charles Noad in 2002

Charles E. Noad, a retired computer programmer, is a proofreader and writer. He has proofread The History of Middle-earth series and John D. Rateliff's The History of The Hobbit.

Bibliography, selected

Books

• 1977: The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings: A Discursive Enquiry Into Things Little Known on Middle-earth

Articles

• 1982: Amon Hen 57
  • "And Still They Come"
• 1988: Amon Hen 91
  • “‘Tolkien Reconsidered’: A Talk by Humphrey Carpenter Given at the Cheltenham Literary Festival,”
• 1990: Mallorn 27
  • "A Note on the Geography of the First Age" (reprinted from Amon Hen 38)
• 1990: A Long-expected Party: Progress Report 1
  • "The Early Days of the Tolkien Society"
• 1991: Leaves from the Tree
  • "The Natures of Tom Bombadil - A Summary"
• 1992: Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992
  • "The Tolkien Society"
• 1994: Amon Hen 127
  • "Donald Swann Obituary"
• 1995: Amon Hen 131
  • "Some Thoughts on the Matter of Turin"
• 1995: Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
  • "Frodo and His Spectre: Blakean Resonances in Tolkien"
• 1996: Amon Hen 140
  • "TS's Official Vera Chapman Obituary"
• 1998: Amon Hen 150
  • "The History of Amon Hen"
• 2000: The Best of Amon Hen Part 1
  • "Some Thoughts on the Matter of Turin"
  • "Vera Chapman - 'Belladonna Took'"
  • "Amon Hen - A Short History"
• 2000: Tolkien's Legendarium
  • "On the Construction of The Silmarillion"
• 2001: Amon Hen 167
  • "Obituary: Rayner Unwin"
• 2002: The Best of Amon Hen Part 2
  • "A Tower in Beleriand"
• 2005: Amon Hen 192
  • "Obituary: Humphrey Carpenter" (with Jessica Yates)
• 2007: Amon Hen 205
  • "Report: The Children of Húrin Launch" (with Jessica Yates)
• 2010: Mallorn 50
  • "The Tolkien Society - the early days"
• 2010: Amon Hen 226
  • "R.G. Collingwood - Another Tolkien Reference"
• 2011: Amon Hen 227
  • "Obituary: Glen GoodKnight"
  • "Maurice Bowra and the Inklings"
• 2011: Amon Hen 229
  • "Report: Annual Dinner Speech"
• 2012: Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth
  • "Fate and Freedom in Tolkien's World: Unresolvable Paradox?"
• 2013: Amon Hen 240
  • "Obituary: Keith Bridges"
• 2013: Amon Hen 242
  • "Obituary: Howard Rosenblum"

Reviews

• 1980: Mallorn 14
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller
• 1981: Mallorn 17
  • The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
• 1982: Mallorn 18
  • Tolkien Criticism: An Annotated Checklist
• 1983: Mallorn 20
  • The Monsters and the Critics and other essays
• 1984: Mallorn 21
  • The Book of Lost Tales Part One
• 1984: Mallorn 22
  • The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
• 1986: Mallorn 23
  • The Lays of Beleriand
• 1987: Mallorn 24
  • The Shaping of Middle-earth
• 1988: Mallorn 25
  • The Lost Road and Other Writings
• 1989: Mallorn 26
  • The Return of the Shadow
• 1990: Mallorn 27
  • The Treason of Isengard
• 1991: Mallorn 28
  • The War of the Ring
• 1992: Mallorn 29
  • Sauron Defeated
• 1993: Mallorn 30
  • Morgoth's Ring
• 1994: Mallorn 31
  • The War of the Jewels
• 1996: Mallorn 34
  • The Peoples of Middle-earth
• 1999: Amon Hen 159
  • Arda Special
  • Root and Branch
• 2002: Mallorn 40
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• 2003: Mallorn 41
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• 2004: Mallorn 42
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 2006: Amon Hen 201
  • The Ring of Words
• 2008: Mallorn 46
  • "Of Baggins, Bladorthin and Pryftan" (review of The History of The Hobbit)
• 2013: Amon Hen 240
  • "Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: J.R.R. Tolkien"
• 2013: Mallorn 54
  • "A journey to the cinema" (review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)