This book is great for those of us who have never read The Hobbit and know less than nothing about the creation of the book. It seems that the author was a Beowulf scholar known as the Father of High Fantasy and originally wrote it for children. This thesis points out the many earlier works by the Norse and the Germanic tribes that influenced Tolkien and his penchant for creating languages.
If you are familiar with The Hobbit you can skip this one, but if you've only been exposed to snippets you really would benefit from reading this.
Once again the narrator is Colin Fluxman who always is remarkable. ( )