The Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-5

THEBOOKOFLOSTTALES,I,standsatthebeginningoftheentireconceptionofMiddle-earthandValinor.Hereisthewhole,glorioushistoryofMiddle-earththatJ.R.R.TolkienbroughttomythicanddramaticlifewithhisclassicfantasynovelsoftheRingCycle.ThissecondpartofTHEBOOKOFLOSTTALESincludesthetaleofBenerenandLuthien,TurinandtheDragon,NecklaceoftheDwarves,andtheFallofGondolin.Eachtaleisfollowedbyacommentaryintheformofashortessay,togetherwiththetextsofassociatedpoems,aswellasinformationonnamesandvocabularyintheearliestElvishlanguages.作者简介JohnRonaldReuelTolkienwasbornonJanuary3rd,1892inSouthAfrica.TolkienwaseducatedandtaughtAnglo-SaxonatOxfordUniversity.Tolkien'sotherworksincludeTheHobbitandTheSimarillion,whicharebothavailableonaudiofromRandomHouse.