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The Hobbit (1937), intended for children but read by adults as well, achieved popularity. His most famous work was the richly inventive epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), which, though a direct sequel to The Hobbit, was intended for a much older audience, drawing upon the immense back-story of Middle Earth that he had constructed and that eventually saw publication as The Silmarillion and in other posthumous volumes. Tolkien at first thought that The Lord of the Rings would be another children's book like The Hobbit, but it quickly grew more dark and serious in the writing. |
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The Hobbit (1937), intended for children but read by adults as well, achieved popularity. His most famous work was the richly inventive epic three-volume novel The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), which, though a direct sequel to The Hobbit, was intended for a much older audience, drawing upon the immense back-story of Middle Earth that he had constructed and that eventually saw publication as The Silmarillion and in other posthumous volumes. Tolkien at first thought that The Lord of the Rings would be another children's book like The Hobbit, but it quickly grew more dark and serious in the writing. |
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* 1964 [Tree and Leaf]? (On Fairy-Stories and Leaf by Niggle in book form) |
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* 1964 [Tree and Leaf]? (On Fairy-Stories and Leaf by Niggle in book form) |
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Christopher Tolkien continued over subsequent years to publish lots of background material on the creation of Middle Earth, beginning with [Unfinished Tales]? (1980), an edition of his father's Letters (1981), and an essay collection, [The Monsters and the Critics]? (1983), and continuing with: |
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Christopher Tolkien continued over subsequent years to publish lots of background material on the creation of Middle Earth, beginning with [Unfinished Tales]? (1980), [The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]? (1981), and an essay collection, [The Monsters and the Critics]? (1983), and continuing with: |
The Hobbit (1937), intended for children but read by adults as well, achieved popularity. His most famous work was the richly inventive epic three-volume novel The Lord of the Rings (1954-55), which, though a direct sequel to The Hobbit, was intended for a much older audience, drawing upon the immense back-story of Middle Earth that he had constructed and that eventually saw publication as The Silmarillion and in other posthumous volumes. Tolkien at first thought that The Lord of the Rings would be another children's book like The Hobbit, but it quickly grew more dark and serious in the writing.
The Lord of the Rings was, judged both by sales and surveys of readers, one of the most popular works of fiction of the twentieth century. The influence of Tolkien lies heavy over the fantasy genre that grew up after the success of The Lord of the Rings.
Work published in JRRT's lifetime:
Posthumous non-Middle Earth material
Tolkien continued to work upon the history of Middle Earth until his death. His son [Christopher Tolkien]? with assistance from fantasy writer [Guy Gavriel Kay]? organised some of this material into one volume, published as The Silmarillion (1977).
Christopher Tolkien continued over subsequent years to publish lots of background material on the creation of Middle Earth, beginning with [Unfinished Tales]? (1980), [The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien]? (1981), and an essay collection, [The Monsters and the Critics]? (1983), and continuing with:
The History of Middle-Earth series
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