Jeremy Marshall

Jeremiah Kleckner

“You are a curse, Peter Pan,” Hook says, drawing nearer. “Your carelessness has ruined countless lives. Everything you touch turns to madness and that madness must end.” Peter Pan doesn't know right from wrong and he doesn't care. Night after night, for untold years, Peter Pan flew into children's rooms and took them to a far away land with the promise of endless adventure. That is until one night in Port Royal, when Peter meets James Hoodkins and sets events in motion that create his greatest enemy: Captain James Hook. This prequel to the iconic novel, Peter Pan, written by J. M. Barrie, tells the life of the man who becomes the symbol for piracy around the world. Captain James Hook has reason and wit behind his seething hatred for Peter Pan. If only someone would listen…

Captain James Hook and the Curse of Peter Pan

Edmund Weiner

Peter Gilliver

Three senior editors at the Oxford English Dictionary examine Tolkien's career as a lexicographer who spent two years on the staff of the OED, analyze its influence on his creative use of language in his fictional works, and probe the origins and meaning of such Tolkienesque words as "hobbit," "Ent," and "mithril."

Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

The Ring of Words

E. S. C. Weiner

This text reveals how his professional work on the Oxford English Dictionary influenced Tolkien's creative use of language in his fictional world. Three senior editors of the OED offer an intriguing exploration of Tolkien's career as a lexicographer and illuminate his creativity.

Jeremy Marshall

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