History of Middle-earth Index - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

03-10-2007, 01:34 PM

Hi,

there is a book called "History of middle-earth: Index", published by HarperCollins, which contains a compiled version of all the 12 HoMe-Indices.
Does anyone know if this book matches the Houghton Mifflin editions of HoMe?
Or in other words: Do the Houghton Mifflin editions of HoMe have the same page arrangement as the HarperCollins editions?

obloquy · 03-10-2007, 02:10 PM

I highly doubt that they do. Do you have Houghton Mifflin hardcover printings? I have the HarperCollins paperback editions of War of the Jewels and The Peoples of Middle-earth. Does "The Later Quenta Silmarillion" begin on page 173 in your Houghton Mifflin WotJ?

03-10-2007, 02:38 PM

Sorry, I do not have any Houghton Mifflin editions, just a few HarperCollins editions.
I just wondered if the Index matches or not, cause I possibly will purchase some Houghton Mifflin editions.

Maybe someone else here has a Hougthon Mifflin edition and can shed light on this?

davem · 03-10-2007, 02:52 PM

Well, having checked the Contents page of Houghton-Mifflin's p/b of Return of the Shadow on Amazon's 'Search inside' function & compared it to both Lal's Harper Collins p/b edition & my Harper Collins Hardback (in the 2nd volume of the 3 volume HoM-E Collected Edition) I find all three match exactly - not just in terms of page numbers but also layout & font they are the same page.

My assumption, therefore, is that both publishers have used the same e-copy to produce all the variant editions.

obloquy · 03-10-2007, 03:43 PM

Hey, well done davem. This is good to know!

03-10-2007, 01:34 PM	#1
André Guest Posts: n/a	History of Middle-earth Index Hi, there is a book called "History of middle-earth: Index", published by HarperCollins, which contains a compiled version of all the 12 HoMe-Indices. Does anyone know if this book matches the Houghton Mifflin editions of HoMe? Or in other words: Do the Houghton Mifflin editions of HoMe have the same page arrangement as the HarperCollins editions?

03-10-2007, 02:52 PM	#4
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Well, having checked the Contents page of Houghton-Mifflin's p/b of Return of the Shadow on Amazon's 'Search inside' function & compared it to both Lal's Harper Collins p/b edition & my Harper Collins Hardback (in the 2nd volume of the 3 volume HoM-E Collected Edition) I find all three match exactly - not just in terms of page numbers but also layout & font they are the same page. My assumption, therefore, is that both publishers have used the same e-copy to produce all the variant editions. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

03-10-2007, 02:10 PM	#2
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 939	I highly doubt that they do. Do you have Houghton Mifflin hardcover printings? I have the HarperCollins paperback editions of War of the Jewels and The Peoples of Middle-earth. Does "The Later Quenta Silmarillion" begin on page 173 in your Houghton Mifflin WotJ?

03-10-2007, 02:38 PM	#3
André Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry, I do not have any Houghton Mifflin editions, just a few HarperCollins editions. I just wondered if the Index matches or not, cause I possibly will purchase some Houghton Mifflin editions. Maybe someone else here has a Hougthon Mifflin edition and can shed light on this?

03-10-2007, 03:43 PM	#5
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 939	Hey, well done davem. This is good to know!