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Master of Middle-earth The Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien / Paul Harold Kocher

This scholarly study analyses the literary sources and methods used to create Middle-earth. It examines major works from The Hobbit to The Silmarillion, providing insight into the development of the fictional world's inhabitants and themes.

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