The Tolkien Society and Luna Press Publishing are pleased to announce that Tolkien and the Sea, the seventh book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to preorder.
Just as we worked to digitise all our historic magazines and journals – available for free to all members of the Society in the our members’ area – our aim is for all historic Peter Roe books to be republished in this format and made available to purchase. This will ensure that previous scholarship can be available to new readers, whilst collectors will be able to acquire the entire set.
Edited by Richard Crawshaw and Shaun Gunner, Tolkien and the Sea is a collection of five papers presented at The Tolkien Society Seminar held at the George Hotel in Colchester on 15 June 1996. This book explores the theme of the sea in Tolkien’s works, and understanding what Tolkien was trying to achieve in his writings, and perhaps what was motivating him to do so. This diverse collection of five article will encourage readers to reflect on their own understanding of how Tolkien makes use of the sea.
Order
The book will be released on 15th May 2021. The book is available to order now for £9.
Place your pre-order with Luna Press Publishing directly.
Contents
The Great Wave and Other Dreams in The Lord of the Rings
Patricia Reynolds
Seas and Shores: A Study of Cataclysm in Middle-earth
Alex Lewis
Searching for an Earthly Paradise: Some Common Images in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Maria B. Kuteeva
he Sea-Bell: A Voyage of Exploration
Christine Davidson
Tolkien-on-Sea: The View from the Shores of Middle-earth
John Ellison
About the Peter Roe Memorial Fund
The Tolkien Society’s seminar proceedings – and other booklets such as the Sindarin Lexicon – are published under the auspices of the Peter Roe Memorial Fund. The Fund commemorates Peter Roe who died in 1979 aged 16 after being hit by a speeding lorry outside his home. He was on his way to buy envelopes to enclose his enthusiastic letter to the Society. Peter was clearly an incredibly talented young man, producing stories, artwork and maps. Peter’s Dwarfish Fragments were published in Mallorn 15 in September 1980. Proceeds from the sale of Peter Roe books go back into the Fund to ensure that it is self-perpetuating. The Society will continue to produce book in the “Peter Roe Series” to honour his memory.
