a b Steele, Felicia Jean (2006). "Dreaming of dragons: Tolkien's impact on Heaney's Beowulf". Mythlore (95/96) . Retrieved 3 December 2017. It could also include miscellaneous pieces (with obvious thematic connections) like “Water, Wind & Sand”

From May 6, 2008, through May 3, 2009, the Rosenbach presented There’s a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak. This major retrospective of over 130 pieces pulled from the museum’s vast Sendak collection featured original artwork, rare sketches, never-before-seen working materials, and exclusive interview footage (…)

McDonald, R. Andrew; Whetter, K. S. (2006). " 'In the hilt is fame': resonances of medieval swords and sword-lore in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings". Mythlore (95/96) . Retrieved 3 December 2017.

a b Kocher, Paul (1974). Master of Middle-earth, the Achievement of J. R. R. Tolkien. Penguin Books. pp.31–32. For the first time ever, a beautiful slipcased edition of the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colours and with many bonus features unique to this edition. The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century. St. Clair 2000, p.39. "Unlike the raven servants of the god of war, Roac is against war with the men of Dale and the Elves. Further, the birds carry the good news of Smaug's fall over the countryside. In The Hobbit, they do not function as scavengers after battle as ravens usually do in medieval Norse and English works." FAQ: Did Tolkien win any awards for his books?". The Tolkien Society. 2002 . Retrieved 28 June 2008.Returning from the front, he began a career in academia, first in Leeds where he and his colleague E.V. Gordon collaborated on their translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and then at Oxford, where he wrote his version of Beowulf. Tolkien, J. R. R. (2003) [1937]. Anderson, Douglas A. (ed.). The Annotated Hobbit. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-713727-5. A keen linguist, Tolkien showed an early proficiency in Latin, Greek and Finnish, as well as making up his own languages for fun. During active service in the First World War, having lost all but one of his close friends, he started to pull together stories ‘in huts full of blasphemy and smut, or by candle light in bell-tents’, a collection which later became the posthumously published Book of Lost Tales. Ulmo wrote:I dunno. It’s kind of fun that they started with the “illustrated” concept, and tried out to see what they could pull off by stretching the concept to its limits. Even without the illustrations, these books are an attractive format, which people are obviously (I would say) buying. So let’s see if we can stretch the definition further, with a little imagination…