Sauron Defeated: The History of Middle-Earth, Vol IX: Book 9

Tolkien, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0261102400 / ISBN 13: 9780261102408

Published by HarperCollins, 1992

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Book is in fine condition with 482pp. Dust jacket in very good condition with sun fading.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sauron Defeated: The History of Middle-Earth, Vol IX: Book 9
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0261102400
• ISBN 13: 9780261102408
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In the first part of this book, the author completes his account of the writing of "The Lord of the Rings" - beginning with Sam's rescue of Frodo and giving a different account of the Scouring of the Shire. The second part is an edition of "The Notion Club Papers" written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

About the Authors

Christopher Tolkien, born on 21st November 1924, is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself since his father's death in 1973 to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion and Beowulf, and the collections entitled Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth. Since 1975 he has lived in France with his wife Baillie.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd January, 1892 at Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, but at the age of four he and his brother were taken back to England by their mother. After his father’s death the family moved to Sarehole, on the south-eastern edge of Birmingham. Tolkien spent a happy childhood in the countryside and his sensibility to the rural landscape can clearly be seen in his writing and his pictures.