• May 1989

• Edited by Mike Percival

• ISSN 0306-8781

• Reprinted by kind permission of The Tolkien Society - all rights reserved.

Contents

• Cover - "Merry and Ringwraith at Bree" - Tom Sherry

• 2 - Contents

• 3 - New Subscription Rates

• 4 - Behind Glass Doors

• 5 - Editorial

• 6 - Oxonmoot 1989

• 8 - Reviews

• 13 - Before the Birthday Party - Walter Scolese

• 14 - "Snow on Caradhras" by Lynda Channon

• 15 - A Blacker Shade of Pale - Jeff Stevenson

• 15 - Some Thoughts on Old Man Willow - Dylan Pugh

• 17 - A Ticket to Ride

• 20 - Letters

• 21 - "Lúthien" - Neil Loughran

• 23 - Jessica's Corner

• 25 - Small Press

• 27 - Tolk Folk

• 27 - Debi's Debut

• 28 - The Tolkien Society

Calligraphy

• Julian Bradfield - p. 2

• Kirby Schroeder - p. 5

• Tony Curtis - p. 6

• Ann Higginson - p. 8

• Howard Bates - p. 20, 27

• Steve Lines - p. 25

Additional Artwork

• Maggie Thomson - p. 4

• Neil Loughran - p. 10

• Kirby Schroeder - p. 12

• Steve Lines - p. 15

• Blair Thornton - p. 16

• Lynda Channon - p. 19

• Phillip Short - p. 27