The road to Middle-Earth

Tom Shippey

earliest edition we have, 1982 Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003 398 pages

"The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised and expanded in paperback explores J.R.R. Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien's professional background led him to write The Hobbit and create a timeless charm for millions of readers. He argues convincingly that the source of Tolkien's inspiration lay not just in his love of fable but in his lo...

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The Road to Middle-Earth paperback · 2005 · HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 432 pages · 9780261102750
The road to Middle-earth edition · 2003 · Houghton Mifflin Co. · 398 pages
The road to Middle-Earth edition · 1983 · Houghton Mifflin · 252 pages
The road to Middle-Earth edition · 1982 · Allen & Unwin · 252 pages

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