Christopher Tolkien
21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020
43 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, was born on November 21, 1924, to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, and Edith Mary Tolkien (January 21, 1889-November 29, 1971), their third and youngest son. He has taught at Oxford University, where his father was a professor, and is sole literary executor of his fathers works, which he edits and provides commentary on.
He drew the original maps for his father's The Lord of the Rings, which he signed C. J. R. T. The J. stands for John, a baptismal name that he does not ordinarily use. [Sources: Wikipedia, back flap(s) of his publications.]
Also published as: Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, Christopher Reuel Tolkien
Most-read books
The Silmarillion
4 · 1977 · 958 want to read
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
4 · 1980 · 150 want to read
![Cover of The Book of Lost Tales [1/2]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/9293488-M.jpg)
The Book of Lost Tales [1/2]
4.2 · 1983 · 112 want to read
Beren and Lúthien
4.6 · 2017 · 107 want to read
The Fall of Gondolin
3.6 · 1985 · 80 want to read
The Return of the Shadow
4 · 1988 · 67 want to read
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The Book of Lost Tales [2/2]
2 · 1984 · 64 want to read
Morgoth's Ring
3.5 · 1993 · 48 want to read
The Lost Road and Other Writings
4 · 1987 · 40 want to read
The War of the Ring
4 · 1990 · 38 want to read
The Shaping of Middle-Earth
4 · 1986 · 36 want to read
The Peoples of Middle-Earth
4.5 · 1996 · 35 want to read
The Lays of Beleriand
4 · 1985 · 28 want to read
The Treason of Isengard
4.5 · 1989 · 25 want to read
Sauron Defeated
5 · 1992 · 25 want to read
The war of the jewels
3.5 · 1994 · 21 want to read
The Book of Lost Tales, Parts One & Two
5 · 1984 · 14 want to read
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
4.5 · 1975 · 10 want to read
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
4 · 2001 · 9 want to read
The History of Middle-earth
4 · 2002 · 4 want to read
The Complete History of Middle-Earth
4 · 2002 · 5 want to read
Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
Humphrey Carpenter
Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
2023 · 3 want to read
Pictures
5 · 1960 · 3 want to read
The Great Tales of Middle-earth
2018 · 4 want to read