J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

Complete Bibliography

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Standalone Works

58 Books
Goblin Feet
#1917

Goblin Feet

1917
A Middle English Vocabulary
#1922

A Middle English Vocabulary

1922
Libro Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad
#1929

Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad

1929
Libro Bagme Bloma
#1936

Bagme Bloma

1936
The Hobbit
#1937

The Hobbit

1937
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
#1945

The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

1945
Leaf by Niggle
#1945

Leaf by Niggle

1945
On Fairy-Stories
#1947

On Fairy-Stories

1947
Farmer Giles of Ham
#1949

Farmer Giles of Ham

1949
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son
#1953

The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son

1953
The Lord of the Rings
#1954

The Lord of the Rings

1954
J. R. R. Tolkien's influences
#1954

J. R. R. Tolkien's influences

1954
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
#1962

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

1962
The Tolkien Reader
#1966

The Tolkien Reader

Anthology of Works, published 1966, including poems, short stories, a play, and some non fiction. Compilation of materials previously published as "Tree and Leaf", "Farmer Giles of Ham," and "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", along with one additional piece and intro material.

1966
The Road Goes Ever On
#1967

The Road Goes Ever On

1967
Smith of Wootton Major
#1967

Smith of Wootton Major

The village of Wootton Major is well-known around the countryside for its annual festivals, which are particularly famous for their culinary delights. The biggest festival of them all is the Feast of Good Children. This festival is celebrated only once every twenty-four years, and the celebrations take the form of a party to which twenty-four children of the village are invited. The highpoint of the party is the Great Cake, which is remarkable for its hidden magical ingredients. Whoever swallows one of these is given the rare gift of an entry into the Land of Faery. This year the magic star hidden inside the Great Cake was eaten by a blacksmith's son. The boy did not feel any of its magical properties at once but on the morning of his tenth birthday the star fixed itself on his forehead and marked him as one intimate with the Faeryfolk. This boy grew up to be a blacksmith like his father, but in his free time he roamed into the Land of Faery. The star on his forehead protected him from the evils threatening mortals in that land, and the Folk called him Starbrow and told him about their land and its hidden beauties and dangers. The years passed and it was now time for another Feast

1967
Bilbo's Last Song
#1974

Bilbo's Last Song

1974
The Father Christmas Letters
#1976

The Father Christmas Letters

1976
The Silmarillion
#1977

The Silmarillion

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.

1977
Akallabêth
#1977

Akallabêth

1977
Ainulindalë
#1977

Ainulindalë

1977
Valaquenta
#1977

Valaquenta

1977
Quenta Silmarillion
#1977

Quenta Silmarillion

1977
Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
#1977

Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age

1977
Unfinished Tales
#1980

Unfinished Tales

1980
Poems and Stories
#1980

Poems and Stories

1980
Eriol's song
#1984

Eriol's song

1984
The Annotated Hobbit
#1988

The Annotated Hobbit

1988
Tales from the Perilous Realm
#1997

Tales from the Perilous Realm

1997
Roverandom
#1998

Roverandom

1998
The Children of Húrin
2007

The Children of Húrin

2007
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
2009

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún

2009
The Fall of Arthur
2013

The Fall of Arthur

The first publication of a previously unknown narrative poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur.

2013
The Story of Kullervo
2015

The Story of Kullervo

2015
Beren and Lúthien
2017

Beren and Lúthien

2017
The Fall of Númenor
2022

The Fall of Númenor

2022
You and Me and the Cottage of Lost Play

You and Me and the Cottage of Lost Play

Ambarkanta

Ambarkanta

The Sea-Bell

The Sea-Bell

Errantry

Errantry

The Quest of Erebor

The Quest of Erebor

The Trees of Kortirion

The Trees of Kortirion

The Etymologies

The Etymologies

The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late

The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late

The New Shadow

The New Shadow

The Bidding of the Minstrel

The Bidding of the Minstrel

The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen

The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen

The Devil's Coach Horses

The Devil's Coach Horses

Sellic Spell

Sellic Spell

Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin

Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin

All that is gold does not glitter

All that is gold does not glitter

The Lay of Leithian

The Lay of Leithian

The Notion Club Papers

The Notion Club Papers

Annals of Valinor

Annals of Valinor

The Battle of the Eastern Field

The Battle of the Eastern Field

Kôr

Kôr

Beowulf

Beowulf

The Fall of Gondolin

The Fall of Gondolin

The Lord of the Rings

10 Books
The Fellowship of the Ring
#1

The Fellowship of the Ring

1954
The First Journey
#1

The First Journey

The Journey of the Nine Companions
#2

The Journey of the Nine Companions

The Two Towers
#2

The Two Towers

1954
The Treason of Isengard
#3

The Treason of Isengard

The Return of the King
#3

The Return of the King

1955
The Ring Goes East
#4

The Ring Goes East

The War of the Ring
#5

The War of the Ring

The End of the Third Age
#6

The End of the Third Age

Concerning Hobbits

Concerning Hobbits

The History of Middle-earth

1 Books
The Book of Lost Tales
#1

The Book of Lost Tales

1983