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Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits
In this article at WalesOnline Dr Dimitra Fimi of Cardiff University, talks about her forthcoming book, Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits. The book is based on her studies and one of the areas she discusses is Tolkien’s love of the Welsh language.
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Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On
The Proceedings of “Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On” are being published at the end of September. The two volumes cover 11 subject areas for papers – • Tolkien’s Life • Middle-earth at the Movies • Tolkien in Other Lands • • Tolkien’s Legacy • Tolkien’s Sources • Tolkien’s World • Tolkien’s People •…
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American men prefer Lord of the Rings
According to a recent Harris poll, the second favorite book of American men is Lord of the Rings. Women chose Gone with the Wind for their second pick. Find out the rest of the top ten at reuters.com.
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Would you like to help create an Elven haven?
Arlea is an amateur writer who is currently writing a decorating guide to creating an Elven haven. The book will be filled with ideas, crafts and templates. CoE members are invited to submit ideas and articles to be put into the book. If you would like further details you can PM Arlea. Please note that…
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Rare Tolkien book found in charity shop
A rare edition of The Lord of the Rings has been donated to an Oxfam charity shop in Troon, Scotland. Printed in 1991 to mark Tolkien’s 100th birthday, the book has silver pages and is signed by Alan Lee. The charity hope the book will reach in the region of £5000 at auction. You can…
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Lord of the Rings is the top book in Bulgaria
The Lord of the Rings has been voted as the most popular book in Bulgaria in a survey carried out by Helikon bookstores. You can read the full story here .
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Reading Lord of the Rings again and again
A recent UK survey showed that Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is the second most re-read book. You can read the full story and see the top 20 list of the most re-read books here.
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The History of the Hobbit
A new book set “The History of The Hobbit” will be available from Houghton Mifflin this Friday, September 21st.
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Children Of Hurin tops the hardcover fiction bestseller list
According to sources including; Publishers Weekly, New York Times and Times Online, The Children of Hurin is now the number one hardcover fiction bestseller.
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The Children of Húrin
The Children of Húrin was published this week and you can read a short excerpt at freep.com. Reviews of the new book include Bryan Appleyard at Times Online who states “This is Tolkien in Wagnerian mode” and Bruce DeSilva at CNN.com describes the book as “splendidly rewarding”. If you haven’t purchased your copy of The…
