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These two volumes contain the very first "Silmarillion" myths that Tolkien wrote during the 1910s and 1920s. They are stylistically very different from the later published works, often framed as stories told to a human mariner, Eriol, by the Elves. These files are verified by the publisher
Volume I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One
Volume II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two