CONTENTS.                          
                                                        
 Foreword.                                     page    1.
                                                        
     I.     GANDALF'S DELAY.                           5.
     II.    THE FOURTH PHASE (1): FROM                   
                                                        
              HOBBITON TO BREE.                     18.
                                                        
     III.   THE FOURTH PHASE (2): FROM BREE TO           
                                                        
              THE FORD OF RIVENDELL                   40.
                                                        
     IV.    OF HAMILCAR, GANDALF, AND                    
                                                        
              SARUMAN.                                67.
                                                        
       V.   BILBO'S SONG AT RIVENDELL:                   
                                                        
              ERRANTRY AND EARENDILLINWE.            81.
     VI.    THE COUNCIL OF ELROND (1).             110.
    VII.    THE COUNCIL OF ELROND (2).                141.
   VIII.    THE RING GOES SOUTH.                      161.
     IX.    THE MINES OF MORIA (1): THE LORD             
                                                        
              OF MORIA.                               176.
      X.    THE MINES OF MORIA (2): THE BRIDGE.       190.
     XI.    THE STORY FORESEEN FROM MORIA.            207.
    XII.    LOTHLORIEN.                              217.
   XIII.    GALADRIEL.                               245.
    XIV.     FAREWELL TO LORIEN.                      267.
     XV.    THE FIRST MAP OF THE LORD OF THE             
                                                        
              RINGS.                                  295.
    XVI.    THE STORY FORESEEN FROM LORIEN.           324.
   XVII.    THE GREAT RIVER.                          350.
  XVIII.    THE BREAKING OF THE FELLOWSHIP.           370.
    XIX.    THE DEPARTURE OF BOROMIR.                 378.
     XX.    THE RIDERS OF ROHAN.                      389.
    XXI.    THE URUK-HAI.                             408.
   XXII.    TREEBEARD.                                411.
  XXIII.     NOTES ON VARIOUS TOPICS.                 422.

 VI.           THE TREASON OF ISENGARD.      
                                            
 XXIV. THE WHITE RIDER.             page 425.
 XXV.  THE STORY FORESEEN FROM FANGORN.   434.
 XXVI. THE KING OF THE GOLDEN HALL.  441.
                                            
       APPENDIX ON RUNES.               452.
  Index.                                   466.