{"product_id":"the-book-of-lost-tales-part-1","title":"The Book of Lost Tales Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary history of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Tales\u003c\/i\u003e stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or Ælfwine) to Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original ideas of Gods and Elves; Dwarves and Orcs; the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; Nargothrond and Gondolin; and the geography and cosmology of the invented world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBook of Lost Tales 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In these tales we have the scholar joyously gamboling in the thickets of his imagination. . . . A commentary and notes greatly enrich the quest.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Affords us an almost over-the-shoulder view into the evolving creative process and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien in a new, exciting aspect . . .The superb, sensitive, and extremely helpful commentary and editing done by Christopher Tolkien make all of this possible.\" \u003cb\u003e--Mythlore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67573919580386,"sku":"9780345375216","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9780345375216.jpg?v=1790810551","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/the-book-of-lost-tales-part-1","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}