{"product_id":"the-lost-road-and-other-j-r-r-tolkien-9780063580053","title":"The Lost Road and Other Writings: The History of Middle-Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fifth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Middle-earth\u003c\/i\u003e, containing the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien set aside his work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fifth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Middle-earth \u003c\/i\u003ecompletes the examination of his writing up to that time. Later forms of \"The Annals of Valinor\" and \"The Annals of Beleriand\" had been composed, \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion \u003c\/i\u003ewas nearing completion in a greatly amplified form, and a new Map had been made. The legend of the Downfall of Númenor had entered the work, including those central ideas: the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned \"time-travel\" story \"The Lost Road,\" linking the world of Númenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this volume is the \"The Lhammas,\" an essay on the complex languages and dialects of Middle-earth, and an etymological dictionary containing an extensive account of Elvish vocabularies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063580055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063580053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621640024319,"sku":"9780063580053","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-road-and-other-j-r-r-tolkien-9780063580053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}