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Dragon FictionAdventure

The Tolkien Reader

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  • 1966 first published
  • 290 pages
  • 19 editions
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Published in 1966, The Tolkien Reader is a dragon fantasy and adventure fiction novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story is set in Pacific Ocean and Valinor, in Middle Ages. Characters include Beorhtnoth, Christopher Tolkien and The Man in the Moon. It deals with dragons, littérature fantastique anglaise and nouvelles.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions.

It runs to roughly 290 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Pacific Ocean
  • England
  • Valinor
  • Thames
  • Wunnle, England
  • Ancient England
  • Little Kingdom, fictional place
  • Malden

Era

Characters

  • Beorhtnoth
  • Christopher Tolkien
  • The Man in the Moon
  • Beorthelm
  • Vikings
  • Elves

Subjects

  • English Fantasy literature
  • Fantastic fiction
  • English Fantasy fiction
  • Dragons
  • English Adventure stories
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Littérature fantastique anglaise
  • Nouvelles

Quick answers

Who wrote The Tolkien Reader?

The Tolkien Reader was written by J.R.R. Tolkien and first published in 1966.

What genre is The Tolkien Reader?

It is usually shelved as Dragon Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Tolkien Reader?

The median edition has 290 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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