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The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two

by J.R.R. Tolkien · 1984

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This second part of The Book of Lost Tales includes the tale of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisepic fantasyepic fantasyMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adultyoung adult
Length
medium · 391 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of thispoetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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