Lord of the Rings: The First Page

According to Historical Pics, this is the original first page–from 1937–of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

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August 5, 2014

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According to Historical Pics, this is the original first page–from 1937–of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

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