Introductory
The Silmarillion
- "The journey begins"
- Ainulindale
- Valaquenta
- The Quenta Silmarillion
- Of the Beginning of Days
- Of Aule and Yavanna
- Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
- Of Thingol and Melian
- Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië
- Of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor
- Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor
- Of the Darkening of Valinor
- Of the Flight of the Noldor
- Of the Sindar
- Of Men
- Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor
- Of the Return of the Noldor
- Of Beleriand and its Realms
- Of the Noldor in Beleriand
- Of Maeglin
- Of the Coming of Men into the West
- Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin
- Of Beren and Luthien
- Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad
- Of Túrin Turambar
- Of the Ruin of Doriath
- Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
- Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath
- "Summary of the Quenta Silmarillion"
- Akallabêth (including Mark-Edmond's epilogue to The Silmarillion)
- Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age (not read by Mark-Edmond)
The Hobbit
Note that some commentaries cover two or even three chapters.
Note that some commentaries cover two or even three chapters.
- An Unexpected Party
- Roast Mutton
- A Short Rest (included with above)
- Over Hill and Under Hill (included with above)
- Riddles in the Dark
- Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
- Queer Lodgings (included with above)
- Flies and Spiders
- Barrels out of Bond
- A Warm Welcome (included with above)
- On the Doorstep
- Inside Information (included with above)
- Not at Home
- Fire and Water (included with above)
- The Gathering of the Clouds
- A Thief in the Night (included with above)
- The Clouds Burst (included with above)
- The Return Journey
- The Last Stage (included with above)
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book I
- A Long-expected Party
- The Shadow of the Past
- Three Is Company
- A Short Cut to Mushrooms
- A Conspiracy Unmasked
- The Old Forest
- In the House of Tom Bombadil
- Fog on the Barrow-downs
- At the Sign of The Prancing Pony
- Strider
- A Knife in the Dark
- Flight to the Ford
- "Book I Overview"
- Book II
The Two Towers
- Book III
- The Departure of Boromir
- The Riders of Rohan
- The Uruk-hai
- Treebeard
- The White Rider
- The King of the Golden Hall
- Helm's Deep
- The Road to Isengard
- Flotsam and Jetsam
- The Voice of Saruman
- The Palantír
- Book IV
The Return of the King
- Book V
- Minas Tirith
- The Passing of the Grey Company
- The Muster of Rohan
- The Siege of Gondor
- The Ride of the Rohirrim
- The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
- The Pyre of Denethor
- The Houses of Healing
- The Last Debate
- The Black Gate Opens
- Book VI
- The Tower of Cirith Ungol
- The Land of Shadow
- Mount Doom
- The Field of Cormallen
- The Steward and the King
- Many Partings
- Homeward Bound
- The Scouring of the Shire
- The Grey Havens (with the Appendices and Mark-Edmond's summaries of The Lord of the Rings and A Tolkien Virgin)
There is room for vast amounts of meta-commentary here. Let me just point to Mark-Edmond's fascination with Círdan the Shipwright, and how satisfying he finds it that Círdan reappears at the end.
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