A series of concise alphabetical entries offers a definitive overview of Tolkien and his works, covering such topics as his source materials, brief biographies of key individuals, a guide to places and institutions, the historical and social events of his time, his writings, and his life.
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Wayne G. Hammond is a librarian at the Chapin Library of Rare Books at Williams College, Massachusetts. He is the author of ‘The Graphic Art of C.B. Falls’ (1892), ‘J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography’ (1993), and regular notes on Tolkien in the journal ‘Mythlore’.
Christina Scull is the former librarian of Sir John Soane’s Museum, London. She is the author of ‘The Soane Hogarths’ (1991), edits the journal ‘The Tolkien Collector’, and frequently writes and speaks about Tolkien.
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