The history of Middle-Earth. II
(Book)

"First published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2000" --title page verso

"'The Return of the Shadow' first published in Grat Britain by Unwin Hyman in 1988 ; 'The Treason of Isengard' first published in Great Britain by Unwin Hyman in 1989 ; 'The War of the Ring' first published in Grat Britain Unwin Hyman in 1990 ; 'Sauron Defeated' first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 1992." --title page verso

Includes index.

This "edition brings together volumes VI–IX of The History of Middle-earth—The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring, and Sauron Defeated—into one volume. Together these books give a fascinating and complete account of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, and provide the reader with numerous additional scenes, together with rare maps and illustrations, which never made it into the final book, including the epilogue in its entirety. J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron." --publisher's website