The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion

lxxxii, 894 pp. A unique annotated guide to the text, fully updated since its first publication in 2005, which will enhance the reader's enjoyment and understanding of one of the most influential books of the 20th century. The jacket art is taken from an experimental sketch by Tolkien from 1954. A two-sided frontispiece Tolkien's color illustration of The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water, and a facsimile page from his notes regarding chronology.