"J.R.R. Tolkien's Unpublished Middle-earth Essays Will" Topic

… Finally Be Released

"It's counted as one of the biggest debates among Lord of the Rings fans: Who can grow a beard? Well, J.R.R. Tolkien himself has the answer in a previously unpublished essay expanding the world of Middle-earth, part of a new collection of works that's set to come out next year.

As reported by the Guardian, HarperCollins is getting ready to release a new collection of previously unpublished Tolkien essays called The Nature of Middle-earth, edited by Tolkien expert and head of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship Carl F. Hostetter. The release has been authorized by the Tolkien estate, which took over Tolkien's collection following the retirement of its previous caretaker, Christopher Tolkien, who died earlier this year…"
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Armand

Jeez. How many more "unpublished notes" are there yet to discover? Is there really a demand for yet another tranche?

Sounds interesting. For Tolkien to keep exploring his own creation even after the publication of his masterwork is intriguing. Elvish immortality and reincarnation?

Definitely a must have.

Thanks for the heads up, Armand.

Well, 12 minutes apart, we have 2 polar opposites as far as interest, LOL.
I'd be mildly curious about what it has to say, but doubt I'd ever want to buy a copy unless it proved to be far more interesting than it sounds.

Sounds like a case of "if you build it, they will come". There is money to be made when you publish a book with the name Tolkien on the cover. I consider LOTR my favorite all time novel, and I also liked The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. Never got into the Histories of Middle-Earth (12 volumes I think), as they were not complete tales but just story fragments and notes.

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!.

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Armand