Elizabeth Solopova Sandra Ballif Straubhaar Richard C. West Ralph C. Wood Biographical works J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography (1977) – by Humphrey Carpenter Tolkien and the Great War (2003) – by John Garth The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary (2006) – by Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall and Edmund Weiner Works Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings" (1969) – by Lin Carter (revised 2003 by Adam Roberts) The Complete Guide to Middle-earth (1971) – ed. Robert Foster (revised 1978, 2001) Master of Middle-Earth (1972) – by Paul H. Kocher Tolkien's Art: 'A Mythology for England' (1979) – by Jane Chance The Road to Middle-Earth (1982) – by Tom Shippey (revised 1993, 2005) Splintered Light (1983) – by Verlyn Flieger J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (2000) – by Tom Shippey Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth (2000) – eds Verlyn Flieger and Carl F. Hostetter Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon (2003) – by Brian Rosebury The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (2005) – by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) – by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia (2006) – ed. Michael D. C. Drout A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien (2014) – ed. Stuart D. Lee Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth (2018) – by Catherine McIlwaine The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien (2020) – by John Garth See also List of The Hobbit characters List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series External links Tolkien Gateway – wiki about Middle-earth and Tolkien. The Tolkien Meta-FAQ – answers to commonly asked questions about Tolkien and Middle-earth. J. R. R. Tolkien Collection at Marquette University – manuscripts of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and related documents Outline Middle-earth