J.R.R. TOLKIEN. THE MAN AND HIS MYTH. 4 VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASE INCLUDING: TOLKIEN READER, BIOGRAPHY, MASTER OF MIDDLE

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Book Overview

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Unknown Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000LQRAW4
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Truely magical!

I absolutely love this group of CDs! Hearing Tolkien himself reading exerpts from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings make reading the stories themselves even more wonderful! And when Christopher reads from The Silmarillion, it's just amazing, especially for someone who's been reading these stories since I was a little child. I'd recommed these CDs to anyone who wanted ot listen to a true master of words.

The Tolkien Audio Collection [abridged] a most marvlous expe

Ever wanted to actually HEAR the voice of the author of "The Lord of the Rings" books reading some of his own wanderfull work? Well, whith this collection, you CAN!!! Yes, it's true, Tolkien reading his own writing!!! Among the many treasures contained in this fabulous four disk collection is a sample of Tolkien reading the two lines of writing on the ring, "one ring to rule them all..." No, he doesn't read it in the black speech, but I'd like to think that he DID record that. there's a pretty good sprinkling of Elvish here too: both spoken and sung. You will just love the first item in this collection. Here, Tolkien reads the passage about Gollum from "the Hobbit". It should be noted that He reads at a fairly fast rate so you may have to listen somewhat more closely than you might otherwise. This one will just keep you coming back again and again and again!!!!! You'll NEVER tire of it.

What a treat!

To a Tolkien fan since childhood, hearing the author himself reading his material was a somewhat emotional experience. Ideally, the recordings would be a complete reading of the whole LoTR trilogy or more, but even with the clips and bits available they are very much worth the buck.To me, these recordings have confirmed that I have read the books "in tune" with Tolkien himself, and I feel that to a certain point they confirm that the movie pictures have captured Tolkien rather well, too.

J. R. R. Tolkien is a great reader of his own work.

It's too bad that Tolkien didn't get a chance to read the whole of "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". But, it's wonderful that these recordings survived for us to hear them since they were not professionally made and most were done before "Lord of the Rings" was even published, let alone popular. Also, also my thanks to who ever decided to put all these on CD. My LPs of these recordings are worn out.

Tolkien has fun with Tolkien

According to the inserts, these recordings were made before the "Lord of the Rings" books were even published. J.R.R. Tolkien performed these snippets for friends, in order to get their opinion of his new story as well as inspire himself to pursue publication. It is pretty fortunate that they were recorded. Of course, the recording quality of these informal chats is not top-notch, but I would expect nothing different. These are not professional recordings, but probably just someone with a recording machine in a living room while Tolkien performs. They are intimate, and a wonder to hear. Imagine if you could have been there, with Professor Tolkien trying to interest you in his funny little stories!Tolkien reads excerpts from several of his books, including "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." He reads "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil," and sings a few of his songs. It is great fun to hear the "gollum" noise as he envisioned it, as well as the Elvish language spoken by it's author.I highly recommend these recordings. They are a window into the past.