In addition to being a talented wordsmith, Tolkien also created many incredible works of art for his writings. Over the years, we’ve seen more of these pieces released in many ways. And that includes ...

An exhibition dedicated to the life and works of the author and artist J.R.R. Tolkien opening this summer at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries will feature original watercolours that the ...

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In October of 1936, J.R.R. Tolkien delivered to his publisher the manuscript of what would become one of the most celebrated fantasy books of all time. In September of the following year, The Hobbit ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Following the massively successful release of new illustrated editions of The Lord of the Rings ...

J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40 (144p) ISBN 978-0-547-92825-8 Marking the 75th anniversary of the publication of the beloved classic (and ...

JRR Tolkien’s first novel, The Hobbit, begins with an unexpected visit by the wizard Gandalf to the home of Bilbo Baggins, but the Hobbit himself – the book or the character – was perhaps at least as ...

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Gandalf, the benevolent and mysterious wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” — so memorably played by Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy — has powerful magic at his command. But ...