Articles

• One Truth, Many Tales (Off-site)
  By David Mills
  How did Tolkien's approach to writing for a secularizing world compare with those of his contemporaries?

• The Christian Humanists (Off-site)
  By Joseph Pearce
  Tolkien joined these authors in countering the decadence of a dark century.

• Meeting Professor Tolkien (Off-site)
  By Clyde S. Kilby
  An American professor spent a summer with Tolkien. He remembers the man, his faith, and his writings.

• A Feeling for Language (Off-site)
  By Tom Shippey
  Without philology, Middle-earth would never have existed. But what is philology?

• Tolkien -- Man Behind the Myth (Off-site)
  By Bradley J. Birzer
  At odds with his age, he created another.

• Obituary: J.R.R. Tolkien
  The Sunday Times -- Sunday, September 2, 1973
  This sad entry is offered for its unique, detailed, and contemporary biographical detail that covers Tolkien's life, as well as insight into his writing of "The Hobbit," and "The Lord of the Rings."

Reviews
Contemporary (including Auden's) and recent reviews of Tolkien's works.

• A Delightfully Imaginative Journey (Off-site)
  Anne T. Eaton's March 13, 1938 review of "The Hobbit."

• The Hero Is a Hobbit (Off-site)
  W. H. Auden's October 13, 1954 review of "The Fellowship of the Ring."

• Shadowy World of Men and Hobbits (Off-site)
  Donald Barr's May 1, 1955 review of "The Two Towers."

• At the End of the Quest, Victory (Off-site)
  W. H. Auden's January 22, 1956 review of "The Return of the King."

• The World of Tolkien
  John Gardner's October 23, 1977 review of "The Silmarillion."