The Lost Road and Other Writings

The Lost Road and Other Writings is the fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, a series of compilations of drafts and essays written by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited and published posthumously in 1987 by Christopher Tolkien.

It contains the following pieces:


 * 1) "The Early History of the Legend" - an introduction to the following two pieces, detailing how Tolkien's correspondence with C. S. Lewis led to the writing of The Lost Road.
 * 2) The Fall of Númenor - an early draft of the Akallabêth
 * 3) The Lost Road - a story that connects Tolkien's other tales to the present
 * 4) The later Annals of Beleriand
 * 5) The later Annals of Valinor
 * 6) The Ainulindalë - an early version of The Music of the Ainur
 * 7) The Lhammas ("Account of Tongues") - an overview of the various languages of the Elves
 * 8) Quenta Silmarillion - a draft of The Silmarillion
 * 9) The Etymologies - a long list of words and roots, the best source on Elvish languages
 * 10) The second Silmarillion map