In an interview with BBC, J.R.R. Tolkien discusses the complex mythology of his invented world. Continue reading
Priscilla Tolkien, daughter to author of “Lord of the Rings” book series J. R. R. Tolkien interview, discusses her father’s conscientious and exact approach to the details in his books. She recalls how he would fastidiously revise elements in his books until they accurately portrayed the situations he construed for … Continue reading
J. R. R. Tolkien’s son, Christopher Tolkien analyzes his father’s work, particularly the metaphoric use of magic in his books: “Magic is very close to the machine. Magic is coercion…” And due to man’s use of machines, or “magic,” in order to attain power, Christopher Tolkien says it was important … Continue reading
“If I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people.” “If impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, … Continue reading
See what C.S. Lewis has to say about The Hobbit in this 1937 review of the novel and hear what he thinks about J.R.R. Tolkien's style of writing. Continue reading
J.R.R. Tolkien describes the humble origins of The Hobbit — a student's unused exam sheet. Continue reading
