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A list of important Tolkien books
This list is not meant to be a complete catalogue of Tolkien books included here are 1. very important, 2. canonical, 3. fairly accessible (with a few exceptions)
Published major books by J.R.R. Tolkien
Of Arda	Authorized by J.R.R. Tolkien	The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings (i.The Fellowship of the Ring · ii.The Two Towers · iii.The Return of the King) Bilbo's Last Song
	Edited by Christopher Tolkien	The Silmarillion · Unfinished Tales · The History of Middle-earth series (i.The Book of Lost Tales Part One · ii.The Book of Lost Tales Part Two iii.The Lays of Beleriand · iv.The Shaping of Middle-earth v.The Lost Road and Other Writings · vi.The Return of the Shadow vii.The Treason of Isengard · viii.The War of the Ring ix.Sauron Defeated · x.Morgoth's Ring xi.The War of the Jewels · xii.The Peoples of Middle-earth) Beren and Lúthien · The Children of Húrin · The Fall of Gondolin
	Edited by others	The Annotated Hobbit · The History of The Hobbit · The Nature of Middle-earth
Not of Arda	Short stories and poems	Leaf by Niggle · Farmer Giles of Ham · Smith of Wootton Major The Adventures of Tom Bombadil Letters from Father Christmas · Mr. Bliss · Roverandom Tree and Leaf (compilation) · Tales from the Perilous Realm (compilation)
	Fictions	The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún · The Fall of Arthur The Story of Kullervo · The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
	Translations and academic works	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the Episode Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays Tolkien On Fairy-stories A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages
	Other	The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Other canonical books
N/A	Scholarly works	The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
	Linguistic journals	The Collected Vinyar Tengwar volume 1-5 Parma Eldalamberon issue 1-22
Artwork of J.R.R. Tolkien
N/A	Artbooks	Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator The Art of The Hobbit The Art of The Lord of the Rings
	Artbooks by Bodleian Library	J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth Tolkien: Treasures
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