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mark12_30 · 09-01-2004, 01:41 PM

...yowza, davem!

davem · 09-01-2004, 01:58 PM

(EstyLifted from your earlier post)

Bilbo's Last Song - JRRT, illustrated by Pauline Baynes (lovely!)Beautiful - another example (like Smith & Giles) of Baynes' work enhancing Tolkien's)

a book of 20 LotR postcards, with pictures by various artists ( ARRGH! I have this too, & forgot to add it - the first card, Bilbo's Great adventure, is one of my favourite Tolkien illustrations)

The Soddit (Hobbit parody) - A.R.R.R. Roberts (funny)

The Hobbit Companion - David Day (I'm not a big Day fan, but this is a cute, illustrated little volume)

Tolkien: Man and Myth - Joseph Pearce (I've started reading this and am really enjoying it) Certainly one of the better bigraphies!

Tolkien and the Great War - John Garth (the best biog after Carpenter - & if it was the first of a multi vol biography of Tolkien we'd be truly blessed. This book transformed my understanding of Tolkien.

The Real Middle Earth - Brian Bates (Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages)- You'll have to let me know whether this one is any good, as I've been considering buying it.

Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon - Brian Rosebury - this one, along with Shippey's Author of the Century is a central book on Tolkien. Brilliant!

Tolkien's Art - Jane Chance. OK- ish. Iread it about 2 years ago & nothing has really stuck in my mind

The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien - essays from TORn authors - a curate's egg - very good in parts, but betrays its origins as a bunch of unrelated essays.

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-01-2004, 02:06 PM

Thanks! It's always interesting to hear what others think of books I'm reading (or planning to). Right now I'm getting to know the song cycle "The Road Goes Ever On" - I noticed that it's on your list of books, davem. I'm curious, as it's a style not necessarily immediately accessible for everyone - do you like the songs?

09-01-2004, 01:41 PM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	...yowza, davem! __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

09-01-2004, 01:58 PM	#2
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	(EstyLifted from your earlier post) Bilbo's Last Song - JRRT, illustrated by Pauline Baynes (lovely!)Beautiful - another example (like Smith & Giles) of Baynes' work enhancing Tolkien's) a book of 20 LotR postcards, with pictures by various artists ( ARRGH! I have this too, & forgot to add it - the first card, Bilbo's Great adventure, is one of my favourite Tolkien illustrations) The Soddit (Hobbit parody) - A.R.R.R. Roberts (funny) The Hobbit Companion - David Day (I'm not a big Day fan, but this is a cute, illustrated little volume) Tolkien: Man and Myth - Joseph Pearce (I've started reading this and am really enjoying it) Certainly one of the better bigraphies! Tolkien and the Great War - John Garth (the best biog after Carpenter - & if it was the first of a multi vol biography of Tolkien we'd be truly blessed. This book transformed my understanding of Tolkien. The Real Middle Earth - Brian Bates (Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages)- You'll have to let me know whether this one is any good, as I've been considering buying it. Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon - Brian Rosebury - this one, along with Shippey's Author of the Century is a central book on Tolkien. Brilliant! Tolkien's Art - Jane Chance. OK- ish. Iread it about 2 years ago & nothing has really stuck in my mind The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien - essays from TORn authors - a curate's egg - very good in parts, but betrays its origins as a bunch of unrelated essays. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

09-01-2004, 02:06 PM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Thanks! It's always interesting to hear what others think of books I'm reading (or planning to). Right now I'm getting to know the song cycle "The Road Goes Ever On" - I noticed that it's on your list of books, davem. I'm curious, as it's a style not necessarily immediately accessible for everyone - do you like the songs? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'