This page is looking at Tolkien related articles in early magazines/newspapers.
It is only looking at larger articles, not small pieces.
It also does not look at magazines and fanzines dedicated to Tolkien.
Mythlore
Times Literary Supplement
2nd October 1937
Review of Hobbit by C S Lewis
The Times
8th October 1937
Review of Hobbit by C S Lewis
The Horn Book Review Magazine
1938
March-April, May-June, July-August, November-December
4 Volumes with excerpt’s and reviews of The Hobbit
Radio Times
4th December 1953
Saturday Review
28th January 1956
“History through the minds eye” 2 pages
The LORDS OF THE RING, by J. R. R. TOLKIEN, An Essay-Review by Louis I. Halle.
New York Times Book Review
22nd January 1956
Return of the King review by W H Auden.
Princess Magazine
Serialisation of The Hobbit
1964 - 1965
New World Magazine
1966
Vol 50, No 168
The Realms of Tolkien
Saturday Evening Post
2nd July 1966
"The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien" (pp. 90-94) by Henry Resnik (illustrated by Paula Powers)
Esquire Magazine
September 1966
Diplomat
October 1966
Articles:
"Learning to Love the Hobbits" by Aubrey Menen
"Frodo's Journey" map by Burt Groedel
"Tolkien on Tolkien" interview
"Hobbitmania"
"Pleasure of the Hobbit Table" by Nancy Smith
Honey
December 1966
Extract from Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria
Seventeen
January 1967
"J.R.R. Tolkien Talks about the Discovery of Middle-earth, the Origins of Elvish" by Richard Plotz
Sunday Times
15th January 1967
"The Hobbit Man" by Philip Norman
New York Times Magazine
15th January 1967
“A Prevalence of Hobbits” by Philip Norman
Practical English Magazine
17th March 1967
The Scotsman
25th March 1967
Interview with Tolkien
The Times
11th November 1967
“The boy who swallowed the inner light” by Elaine Moss
Redbook
December 1967
Smith of Wootton Major
Worlds of Fantasy
1968 Vol 1, 1
Daily Telegraph Magazine
22nd March 1968
'The Man Who Understands Hobbits' - Interview with J. R. R Tolkien including photographs of the Professor by Graham Finlayson and Roger Hill, 3 pages.
Victoria Daily Times Weekend Magazine
August 31st 1968
Canadian
Show Magazine
January 1970
Vol 1 No 1
“Lord of the Flicks”
*Observer Magazine
4th July 1971
*Sunday Times Magazine
2nd January 1972
*Sunday Times Magazine
2nd January 1972
Tolkien birthday tribute - 3½ page article includes a wonderful large colour picture.
*Look and Learn Magazine
12th January 1974
*Sunday Telegraph Magazine
12th September 1976
Professor JRR Tolkien and the letters he sent to his children as Father Christmas. 2 and a half pages of illustrated stamps, letters and photos shown. One of his children reminisces about receiving the precious artefacts.
*Media Spotlight
May 1977
*Cobblestone Magazine
Summer 1977
No 27 Vol 3
*Sunday Telegraph Magazine
11th September 1977
‘The World of His Own’ by Humphrey Carpenter
Sunday Times Magazine
25th September 1977
‘Tolkien’s Last Testament’
*Observer Magazine
28th October 1979
This article is about David Days Tolkien Bestiary
*Sunday Times Magazine
September 19th 1982
4 page article about Mr Bliss
*Oxford Today
Christmas 1992
Vol 5 No 1
News from the North Pole
Priscilla Tolkien
