J. R. R. Tolkien

TOLKIEN, J. R. R., 1892 to 1973

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist.

Books
44
Editions tracked
52
First editions
40
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Earliest first editionA Middle English VocabularyClarendon Press, 1922 Most editions trackedBilbo's Last Song2 editions
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  1. 1922A Middle English VocabularyClarendon Press
  2. 1925Sir Gawain & the Green KnightClarendon Press
  3. 1936Beowulf: A Translation and CommentaryHumphrey Milford for the British Academy
  4. 1937The HobbitGeorge Allen & Unwin
  5. 1949Farmer Giles of HamAllen & Unwin
  6. 1954The Fellowship of the RingGeorge Allen & Unwin
  7. 1954The Two TowersGeorge Allen & Unwin
  8. 1955The Return of the KingGeorge Allen & Unwin
  9. 1962The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red BookAllen & Unwin
  10. 1964Tree and LeafHoughton Mifflin
  11. 1967Smith of Wootton MajorGeorge Allen & Unwin
  12. 1975Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir OrfeoAllen & Unwin
  13. 1976Die Briefe Vom WeihnachtsmannGeorge Allen & Unwin
  14. 1977The SilmarillionAllen & Unwin
  15. 1979The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit SetHoughton Mifflin
  16. 1980Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earthAllen & Unwin
  17. 1981The Letters of J.r.r. TolkienAllen & Unwin
  18. 1982Mr. BlissAllen & Unwin
  19. 1983The Book of Lost TalesAllen & Unwin
  20. 1983The Monsters and the Critics, and Other EssaysGeorge Allen & Unwin
  21. 1985The Lays of BeleriandG. Allen & Unwin
  22. 1986The Shaping of Middle-EarthAllen & Unwin
  23. 1987The Lost Road and Other WritingsUnwin Hyman
  24. 1988The Return of the ShadowUnwin Hyman
  25. 1989The Treason of IsengardUnwin Hyman
  26. 1990The Hobbit or There and Back AgainUnwin Paperbacks
  27. 1990The War of the RingUnwin Hyman
  28. 1992Sauron DefeatedHarper Collins (HarperCollins)
  29. 1993Morgoth's RingHarperCollins
  30. 1994The War of the JewelsHarperCollins
  31. 1996The Peoples of Middle-EarthHarperCollins
  32. 1997Tales from the Perilous RealmHarperCollins
  33. 1998RoverandomHarperCollins
  34. 2007The Children of HúrinHarperCollins
  35. 2009The Legend of Sigurd and GudrúnHarperCollins
  36. 2013The Fall of ArthurHarperCollins
  37. 2015The Story of KullervoHarperCollins
  38. 2017Beren and LúthienHarperCollins
  39. 2018The Fall of GondolinHarperCollins
  40. 2022The Fall of NúmenorHarperCollins
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When was J. R. R. Tolkien born?

J. R. R. Tolkien was born in 1892 and died in 1973.

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