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Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (the Tolkien Reader, the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight): Essays, Epics, and Translatio

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Tolkien’s fantasy alongside its sources and companion writings

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Tolkien’s fantasy alongside its sources and companion writings

This four-volume set brings together several distinct strands of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work: short fiction and essays on imagination and narrative, the First Age histories of *The Silmarillion*, and additional Middle-earth lore in *Unfinished Tales*. The collection also reaches beyond Middle-earth with Tolkien’s translations of *Sir Gawain and the Green Knight*, *Pearl*, and *Sir Orfeo*. Its scope makes the set a useful view of Tolkien both as a creator of fantasy worlds and as a translator engaging with medieval literature. The books range from invented histories and legends to essays and translated poems, so the collection offers more than one route into his writing.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who want to explore Tolkien beyond *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*.
  • Those interested in Middle-earth’s earlier histories and additional lore.
  • Readers curious about Tolkien’s essays and translations of medieval poetry.

Themes

Middle-earth history and legendFantasy and imaginationNarrative formsMedieval poetry and translation

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Book overview

The ultimate companion to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings--a four-book collection of stories, translations, and archival material by the master of fantasy

Perfect for readers looking to dig deeper into Tolkien's writing, this four-book set includes everything from hard-to-find short writings and translations of medieval poems to the must-have companion to the beloved Lord of the Rings epic, The Silmarillion.

The Tolkien Reader: A collection of fantastical short stories and essays on imagination and narrative forms, including The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Tree and Leaf

The Silmarillion: The epic precursor to The Lord of the Rings, set primarily in the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting the ancient drama of the Elder Days and the harrowing origins of the adventure that ends with Frodo and the One Ring

Unfinished Tales: Collected lore and legends from across the ages of Middle-earth, including the only surviving story of Númenor, the greatest kingdom of men, before its downfall in the Second Age

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo: Three masterpieces of medieval poetry, skillfully translated by J.R.R. Tolkien, that weave a bright tapestry of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests
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