The Letters of J. R. R. TolkienThe comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion . J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle earth as recorded in The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , was one of the most prolific