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J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy Classics
60books

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About J. R. R. Tolkien

English author and philologist (1892–1973), creator of Middle-earth and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Open Library lists 60 books by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Recent J. R. R. Tolkien books include The Nature of Middle-Earth, Beren and Lúthien and The Story of Kullervo, with titles published between 1989 and 2021. Whether you are starting a J. R. R. Tolkien reading list or working through the back catalogue, Bookshelf lets you log each title, give it a score out of 10 and keep track of what to read next.

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  • The Nature of Middle-Earth (2021)
  • Beren and Lúthien (2017)
  • The Story of Kullervo (2015)

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J. R. R. Tolkien has 60 books listed on Open Library, including The Nature of Middle-Earth, Beren and Lúthien and The Story of Kullervo. You can log any of them on Bookshelf.

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