How Tolkien and Lord of the Rings inspired the commercial and artistic success of the fantasy fiction genre
- Written by Helen Young, Lecturer, Deakin University
shutterstockWhen Allen & Unwin requested a sequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s first novel The Hobbit (1937), they could not have known that it would be one of the best publishing decisions of the century, if not all time.
The Lord of the Rings has sold an enormous number of copies, and generated a vast and still-growing multimedia franchise,...

















