The Bovadium Fragments
Together with ?The Origin of Bovadium' by Richard Ovenden
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World first publication of a previously unknown short satirical fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien, and accompanied by illustrations from the author together with an essay, The Origin of Bovadium, by Richard Ovenden OBE.
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About this Author
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
Richard Ovenden is Bodley's Librarian, the 25th person to hold the senior executive position in the library of the University of Oxford, having moved to the Bodleian Libraries in 2003 as Keeper of Special Collections. He is also the current head of the University of Oxford's Gardens, Libraries and Museums group. Since 1987 he has worked in a number of important archives and libraries, including the House of Lords Library, the National Library of Scotland (as a Curator of Rare Books) and in the University of Edinburgh, where he was Director of Collections. Richard was awarded the OBE in The Queen's Birthday Honours, 2019.
Reviews
'It was written in the late 1950s and 1960s, but it has extraordinary contemporary relevance.'
Sunday Telegraph
'Tolkien was a storyteller of genius'
Literary Review
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