Tolkien Audio Collection (4 Cassettes) Book

These classic recordings by J. R. R. Tolkien and his son, Christopher, encompass selections from his most famous works, The Hobbit and the famous trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Engaging for adults and entertaining for children, this collection also includes performances of selected Tolkien songs and poems.

"The charming voice of Tolkien, bringing Middle English accenting to the craggy characters of the Middle Earth, is irresistible" -Publishers Weekly

Popular for generations, J.R.R. Tolkien's world of hobbits, magic, and historic myth is brought to life through the selected recordings he himself made of his famous tetralogy. Tolkien brings these tales alive by speaking in authentic Gothic rhythms and enthusiastically reading in his "Elvish" language. The heavy, rhythmic patterns of Middle English pronunciation create a world where Good and Evil are tangible and often battle - a world we have all, somehow, known previously - a dark, mystical place woken from its foggy slumber within our minds through these special tales and Tolkien's very speech.

These original recordings, which Tolkien made with friends in the summer of 1952, gave him the needed reassurance to continue the search for a publisher for his original manuscript. These archival recordings encompass selections from Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

This collection also includes a wonderful treat, Poems and Songs of Middle Earth (poems in English and Elvish from The Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil), with The Road Goes Even On sung byWilliam Elvin with composer Donald Swann at the piano. And, finally, JRR Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, reads from his father's The Silmarillion, one of the first, and finest, of Tolkien's stories.

This landmark collection includes selections from Tolkien's beloved works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Road Ever Goes On, and Adventures of Tom Bambadil. 4 cassettes.