Alas, not me

Beowulf and the Critics by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars Not to be confused with The Monsters a...

In the summer of 1950 Tolkien received from Allen & Unwin, his publishers, proofs of the forthcoming second edition of The Hobbit  ...

Here be spoilers withal: Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home a...

'Dwarves!' said Bilbo in pretended surprise.  'Don't talk to me!' said Smaug. 'I know the smell (and taste) ...

Vesuvius 1944 © The Telegraph By 3 April 1944 Tolkien had started work on The Taming of Sméagol  ( Letters , no. 58). By the end of ...