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title=The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion| | | title=The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion | ||
image=[[Image:The Lord of the Rings - A Reader's Companion.jpg| | | image=[[Image:The Lord of the Rings - A Reader's Companion.jpg|225px]] | ||
author=[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]]| | | author=[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] | ||
isbn=0618642676| | | isbn=0618642676 | ||
publisher=[[HarperCollins]] (UK) & [[Houghton Mifflin]] (US)| | | publisher=[[HarperCollins]] (UK) & [[Houghton Mifflin]] (US) | ||
date=December 2005| | | date=December 2005 | ||
pages=894| | | pages=894 | ||
format=Hardcover with dustjacket | | format=Hardcover with dustjacket, Paperback | ||
}}'''''The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion''''' by [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] is considered one of the greatest recent secondary works about [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s world. The book contains rare Tolkien-related extracts, poems, letters, manuscripts, interviews, as well as brand new material. | |||
===Contents=== | |||
* Rare or previously unpublished content | |||
'' | ** A newly transcribed version of ''Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings''. Another version of this was published as ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]'' in [[A Tolkien Compass]] (1975). | ||
** Part of [[Letter to Milton Waldman|Tolkien's 1951 letter to Milton Waldman]], previously unpublished in the UK. | |||
** A reproduction of a manuscript page showing a synoptic time scheme used while writing The Lord of the Rings. It summarizes the movements of characters between the 8th and the 12th of March. | |||
** Formerly unpublished parts of "[[The Hunt for the Ring]]" and "[[Index questions]]" | |||
* Notes on significant changes made by the author and by [[Christopher Tolkien]] after his father's death | * Notes on significant changes made by the author and by [[Christopher Tolkien]] after his father's death | ||
* Brief references to illustrations, maps, and earlier versions of the text | * Brief references to illustrations, maps, and earlier versions of the text | ||
* References to people, places, and events that appear in other books by Tolkien | * References to people, places, and events that appear in other books by Tolkien | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/readers.html Addenda and Corrigenda to The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (2005)] | |||
*[http:// | *[http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/readers2.html Addenda and Corrigenda to The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion (first revised edition 2008)] | ||
*[http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/readers3.html Addenda and Corrigenda to The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion (second revised edition 2014)] | |||
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The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion | |
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Author | Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull |
Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) & Houghton Mifflin (US) |
Released | December 2005 |
Format | Hardcover with dustjacket, Paperback |
Pages | 894 |
ISBN | 0618642676 |
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull is considered one of the greatest recent secondary works about J.R.R. Tolkien's world. The book contains rare Tolkien-related extracts, poems, letters, manuscripts, interviews, as well as brand new material.
Contents
- Rare or previously unpublished content
- A newly transcribed version of Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings. Another version of this was published as Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings in A Tolkien Compass (1975).
- Part of Tolkien's 1951 letter to Milton Waldman, previously unpublished in the UK.
- A reproduction of a manuscript page showing a synoptic time scheme used while writing The Lord of the Rings. It summarizes the movements of characters between the 8th and the 12th of March.
- Formerly unpublished parts of "The Hunt for the Ring" and "Index questions"
- Notes on significant changes made by the author and by Christopher Tolkien 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