{"product_id":"9780008387938_the-nature-of-middle-earth","title":"The Nature of Middle-earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe History of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e, and want to learn more about Tolkien’s magnificent world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e in 1937 and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e in 1954–5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in \u003cem\u003eThe Nature of Middle-earth\u003c\/em\u003e reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. From sweeping themes as complex and profound as the metaphysics of Elvish immortality and reincarnation, and the Powers of the Valar, to the more earth-bound subjects of the lands and beasts of Númenor, the geography of the Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor, and even who had beards!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new collection, which has been edited by Carl F Hostetter, one of the world’s leading Tolkien experts, is a veritable treasure-trove offering readers a chance to peer over Professor Tolkien’s shoulder at the very moment of discovery: and on every page, Middle-earth is once again brought to extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J R R Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284851441813,"sku":"9780008387938","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008387938.jpg?v=1776992083","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008387938_the-nature-of-middle-earth","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}