I read this last Sunday and never wrote the review! Which is due today!
This is the catalog for an exhibition of the Bodleian library's Tolkien collection. The exhibited items include photos, letters, drawings, maps, notes, etc,
I do not know whether i am supposed to review the exhibition itself or the book about the exhibition
Or what the difference would be.
One thing i learned from this book is that the novels were kind of beside the point for Tolkien.
His main deal was inventing the language. After that he cared most about inventing the mythology. The novels seem like kind of an afterthought.
What i need to know now is whether this is emphasized as heavily in existing Tolkien biographies. I have pulled three out of the stacks, but this seems like a lot of research for a 175-word assignment
