num_pages: 252
description: The author draws on his own knowledge of Anglo-Saxon and on his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien to show that the key to the inspiration, magic, and enchantment of Tolkien's Middle-earth books is language itself
language: English
title: The Road to Middle-Earth
titlecomplete: The Road to Middle-Earth
genres: History, Books About Books, Literary Criticism, Criticism, Reference, Biography, Literature, Writing, Mythology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 6004
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Inklings Studies
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt