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Magpie
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Jan 27 2013, 4:45pm
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yes... that one book would have to be a library book!
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Good luck on your project. I think it would be fun if you keep us posted how it went. Maybe you can even give us a taste of what you created.
I would be careful about picking up every book you can find.
There are some books that are known to be inaccurate. David Day's books on Tolkien are notorious for that and there are a few other names I'd probably avoid. And the more popular Tolkien becomes with the release of the movies, the more books are published quickly to cash in on that popularity. You can find dozens and dozens of books about Tolkien on Amazon and I wouldn't really put much stock into a lot of them.
Also, there are some books that confuse the movie reality - much of which is made up even outside of what we see in the movies - and the book reality. I would, if I were you, avoid muddling the two up and focus only on Tolkien's original writings and the books that focus on that.
I'd say you would be safe with Shippey, Flieger, Garth, Scull and Hammond, Rateliff, Douglas A. Anderson, Foster, and Christopher Tolkien.
I would add Kocher although I don't know what the uber-scholars on the board would say about that. And I agree Carpenter's biography is worthy if you can get useful info for your paper out it.
Many of those authors have written multiple books so drawing from that list could easily top 10 if you can get access to them. (Foster's book has had multiple additions. It would be best to get the most current edition if you can)
Beyond that list of authors, to be honest, I'd do some research and see what other people think of the book in terms of accuracy. And if you find you need more info on a particular point, someone might be able to point you to another author that is well respected (there have been a lot of papers, for example, that people here would know about).
also, just fyi: thinking ahead. If you find, down the road, that you just can't collect much info on a particular race and you need some more suggestions about where to look for that particular info, I would post that request on the Reading Room board. The most serious of our scholars hang out there and don't always catch posts on other boards.
Be clear you're only seeking suggestions about where you should look for the info (as opposed to implying you want people to provide the info) and you'll get the best response. We get a lot of people asking for us to do their homework and that doesn't sit well with people. I thought your first post was very clear about wanting suggestions for books you should consult and I didn't feel you wanted us to do your homework. :-)
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I'm a new person with a question but I'm not really sure where I should put it.
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rainy-jane02
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Jan 25 2013, 8:05pm
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why don't you list what you consider to be 'the usual books' ...
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Magpie
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Jan 25 2013, 8:30pm
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That probably would have been smart to start with.
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rainy-jane02
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Jan 25 2013, 9:24pm
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We have a lot of well read people on these boards
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Magpie
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Jan 25 2013, 10:51pm
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another suggestion?
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Magpie
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Jan 25 2013, 11:11pm
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Welcome to TORN. :)
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Ataahua
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Jan 25 2013, 8:42pm
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I'd interpret "secondary sources"
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Elizabeth
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Jan 27 2013, 7:23am
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I second taking a look at "letters"
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FantasyFan
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Jan 27 2013, 1:09pm
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But, keep in mind the focus of the paper
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Magpie
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Jan 27 2013, 2:11pm
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I'm waiting to hear back from my teacher on her definition of secondary sources....
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rainy-jane02
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Jan 27 2013, 2:49pm
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yes... that one book would have to be a library book!
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Magpie
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Jan 27 2013, 4:45pm
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Paul Kocher's 'Master of Middle earth
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geordie
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Jan 27 2013, 5:52pm
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That's good to hear
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Magpie
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Jan 27 2013, 8:02pm
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Thanks, Magpie. :-) //
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geordie
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Jan 27 2013, 9:21pm
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Kocher also happens to have an entire chapter on the races of Middle-earth
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squire
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Jan 27 2013, 8:38pm
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Yes, thanks for that -
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geordie
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Jan 27 2013, 9:19pm
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Thanks to you, too
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 12:20am
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Tyler
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 28 2013, 8:05am
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Onward and upward....
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rainy-jane02
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Jan 28 2013, 8:46pm
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One step forward, two steps back :-)
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geordie
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Jan 28 2013, 9:31pm
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In a pinch
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 10:00pm
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The Tolkien Reader
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FantasyFan
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Jan 27 2013, 12:55pm
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I sincerely hope On Fairy Stories isn't available online -
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geordie
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Jan 27 2013, 5:45pm
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I didn't mean to imply copyright infringement
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FantasyFan
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Jan 28 2013, 1:46am
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Thank you so much. :)
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rainy-jane02
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Jan 28 2013, 4:11am
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Scull/Hammond is a good place to start.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jan 27 2013, 6:56pm
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Howdy and Welcome!
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grammaboodawg
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Jan 28 2013, 1:01am
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Project is Almost finished at approximately 25 pages.
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rainy-jane02
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Apr 8 2013, 4:33am
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