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A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages
J. R. R. Tolkien
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A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages
J. R. R. Tolkien
First ever critical study of Tolkien's little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin's Game of Thrones.
300 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 7, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780008131395 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 230 × 23 mm · 390 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Fimi, Dimitra |
| Editor | Higgins, Andrew |
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