(“The Children of Hurin” by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin, $26. ) Unless you are a completist when it comes to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, or a student of the structure of fairy tales and legends, ...
“The Children of Hurin” by J.R.R. Tolkien; Houghton Mifflin ($26) In his foreword to “The Lord of the Rings,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “This tale grew in the telling.” More than 30 years after his death, ...