This second part of 'The Book of Lost Tales' includes the tales of Beren and Lúthien Túrin and
the Dragon and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of
Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay together with the
texts of associated poems and contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the
earliest Elvish languages. "Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father's son delving
into the question of Elvish genealogies¿he gives the reader histories of each of the
character's names as it evolved in the course of Tolkien's revisions¿Tolkien devotees will
rejoice." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "The 'Tales' will be appreciated by those who have
read 'The Silmarillion' and wish to examine how Tolkien improved his story and style from their
original form and how eventually 'The Lord of the Rings' came to stand independently with only
a few hints from the early mythology." BRITISH BOOK NEWS
