The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien

This collection of five hundred of Tolkien's letters, spanning his entire adult life, allows the reader an intimate glimpse into Tolkien's personal, professional, and creative life. We find here letters to his fiancée and later wife, Edith, and their children, texts concerning his academic career, correspondence with the publisher Allen & Unwin regarding The Hobbit and other books, and many letters, of course, about Middle-earth and how it was discovered by its author and his readers. This collection will certainly be a discovery for anyone interested in the world of The Lord of the Rings and its author.