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 compiled, edited, and published posthumously in 1987 by Christopher Tolkien.
Contents[]
- "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.
- The Fall of Númenor - an early draft of the Akallabêth
- The Lost Road - a story that connects Tolkien's other tales to the present
- The later Annals of Beleriand
- The later Annals of Valinor
- The Ainulindalë - an early version of The Music of the Ainur
- The Lhammas ("Account of Tongues") - an overview of the various languages of the Elves
- Quenta Silmarillion - a draft of Quenta Silmarillion
- The Etymologies - a long list of words and roots, the best source on Elvish languages
- The second Silmarillion map
Hardcover publication
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die verlore pad en ander geskrifte |
| Albanian | Rruga e humbur dhe Shkrimet e tjera |
| Amharic | የጠፋው ሮድ እና ሌሎች ጽሑፎች |
| Arabic | الطريق فقدت وكتابات أخرى |
| Armenian | Կորցրած Ճանապարհային ու այլ գրություններ |
| Azerbaijani | itirilmiş yol və digər yazılar |
| Basque | Errepide galdu eta Beste idazkiak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Згублены шлях і іншыя гісторыі |
| Bengali | লস্ট রাস্তা এবং অন্যান্য লেখনী |
| Bosnian | Izgubljena cesta i drugih spisa |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пътят Загубени и други писмени |
| Cambodian | ផ្លូវបាត់បង់និងសរសេរផ្សេងទៀត ? |
| Catalan | El camino perdido y otros escritos |
| Cebuano | Ang Nawala nga dalan ug ubang mga sinulat |
| Croatian | Izgubljena cesta i ostali tekstovi |
| Czech | Ztracená cesta a další spisy |
| Danish | Den Mistede vej og Andre Skrifter |
| Dutch | De verloren weg en andere geschriften |
| Esperanto | La Perdita vojo kaj Aliaj Skribaĵoj |
| Estonian | Kadunud maantee ja teisi kirjutisi |
| Filipino | Ang nawala kalsada at iba pang mga sulatin |
| Finnish | Kadonnut tie ja muita kirjoituksia |
| French | La Route perdue et autres textes |
| Frisian | De Ferlern wei en Oare skriften (Western) |
| Galician | A estrada perdida e outros escritos |
| Georgian | დაკარგული გზა და სხვა წიგნები |
| German | Die Verlorene Straße und andere Schriften |
| Greek | Ο Χαμένος Δρόμος και άλλα Κείμενα |
| Gujarati | લોસ્ટ રોડ અને અન્ય લખાણો |
| Hebrew | הדרך האבודה וכתבים אחרים |
| Hindi | खोया रोड और अन्य लेखन |
| Hungarian | Az elveszett út és más írások |
| Icelandic | Misst Vegum og önnur rit |
| Irish Gaelic | An bóthar Caillte agus Scríbhinní eile |
| Italian | La Strada Perduta ed Altri Scritti |
| Japanese | 失われた道路やその他の記述 |
| Javanese | Dalan ilang lan tulisan liyane |
| Kannada | ಲಾಸ್ಟ್ ರಸ್ತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರೆ ಬರಹಗಳು |
| Kazakh | Жоғалған жол және басқа да жазбаларды (Cyrillic) Joğalğan jol jäne basqa da jazbalardı (Latin) |
| Korean | 잃어버린 도로 및 다른 글 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | жоголгон жол жана башка жазуулар ? |
| Laotian | ຖະຫນົນຫົນທາງການສູນເສຍແລະລາຍລັກອັກສອນອື່ນ ໆ |
| Latvian | Zaudēja Ceļu un citi raksti |
| Lithuanian | Prarastas kelias ir kiti kūriniai |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Патот изгубени и други дела |
| Marathi | गमावले रोड आणि इतर लेखन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | алдсан авто замын болон бусад бичмэл |
| Nepalese | हराएको सडक र अन्य लेखाई |
| Norwegian | Den tapte veien og andre skrifter |
| Occitan | Lo Camin perdut e autres tèxtes |
| Pashto | د ورک شوي سړک او نورو لیکنو د |
| Persian | گمشده جاده و دیگر نوشته |
| Polish | Zaginiony Drogowe i Inne Pisma |
| Portuguese | A Estrada Perdida e Outros Escritos |
| Punjabi | ਗੁੰਮੇ ਸੜਕ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਪੋਥੀ |
| Romanian | Drumul pierdut și alte scrieri |
| Russian | Утраченный путь и другие истории |
| Samoan | O le auala Leiloa ma Isi Tusitusiga |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha an rathad a chall agus sgriobhaidhean eile |
| Serbian | Изгубљена Цеста и Остали Текстови (Cyrillic) Izgubljena Cesta i Ostali Tekstovi (Latin) |
| Sesotho | E lahlehileng tsela 'me libukeng tse ling |
| Sindhi | جي گم روڊ ۽ ٻين آثارن |
| Sinhalese | මෙම ලොස්ට් මාර්ගය සහ වෙනත් රචනා |
| Slovak | Stratená cesta a iné |
| Slovenian | Izgubljeni v cestnem prometu in drugi spisi |
| Spanish | El Camino Perdido y Otros Escritos |
| Swedish | Den Förlorade Vägen och Andra Skrifter |
| Tahitian | Te purumu tei moe e te tahi atu mau papairaa |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дар роҳ аз даст дода ва навиштаҳои дигар ? |
| Tamil | தி இழந்த ரோட் மற்றும் பிற ரைட்டிங்ஸ் |
| Telugu | లాస్ట్ రహదారి మరియు ఇతర రచనలు |
| Thai | ถนนอันสาบสูญ และงานเขียนอื่นๆ |
| Tongan | Ko e hala kuo mole mo e ngaahi tohi kehe |
| Turkish | Kayıp Yol ve Diğer Yazılar |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Втрачений шлях та інші історії |
| Urdu | کھوئے ہوئے سڑک اور دیگر تحریروں |
| Uzbek | Йоддан йўл ва бошқа асарлари (Cyrillic) Yoddan yo'l va boshqa asarlari (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Con đường bị mất và các bài viết khác |
| Welsh | Yr Heol Golli ac Ysgrifeniadau Eraill |
| Yiddish | די לאָסט וועג און אנדערע ווריטינגס |
| The History of Middle-earth (1983 - 2002) |
|
The Book of Lost Tales Part One |
The Book of Lost Tales Part Two |
The Lays of Beleriand |
The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta, and The Annals | |