The first ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkiens final writings on Middleearth covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion The Lord of the Rings Unfinished Tales and The History of Middleearth and want to learn more about Tolkiens magnificent world. It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 19545. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middleearth in the decades that followed right up until the years before his death in 1973. For him Middleearth was part of an entire world to be explored and the writings in The Nature of Middleearth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. From sweeping themes as profound as Elvish immortality and reincarnation and the Powers of the Valar to the more earthbound subjects of the lands and beasts of Nmenor the geography of the Rivers and Beaconhills of Gondor and even who had beards This new collection which has been edited by Carl F. Hostetter one of the worlds leading Tolkien experts is a veritable treasuretrove offering readers a chance to peer over Professor Tolkiens shoulder at the very moment of discovery and on every page Middleearth is once again brought to extraordinary life. show more