The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide

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The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
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AuthorWayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
LanguageEnglish
SubjectJ. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien's legendarium
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHarperCollins (UK), Houghton Mifflin (US)
Publication date
2006
Pages2300
ISBN978-0-618-39113-4
OCLC70803518

The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, following their 2005 The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion is a two-volume work of reference on J. R. R. Tolkien and Tolkien studies.[1][2][3]

Volume 1 "Chronology" presents an extraordinarily detailed chronology of Tolkien's life on 800 pages.

Volume 2 "Reader's Guide" has information on people, places, organisations, biographical topics, literary topics and writings by Tolkien.

HarperCollins published a revised and expanded second edition in three volumes in 2017.

See also[]

  • J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia

References[]

  1. ^ Oberhelman, David D. (2007). "Review of The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide". Mythlore. 25 (3/4 (97/98)): 183–185. ISSN 0146-9339. JSTOR 26814616.
  2. ^ Garth, John (2007-05-15). "The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, Volume I: Chronology, and: Volume II: Reader's Guide (review)". Tolkien Studies. 4 (1): 255–266. doi:10.1353/tks.2007.0019. ISSN 1547-3163. S2CID 170907016.
  3. ^ Fisher, Jason (2018-10-27). "The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide ed. by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (review)". Tolkien Studies. 15 (1): 221–230. doi:10.1353/tks.2018.0011. ISSN 1547-3163. S2CID 171918930.
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