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The following tables show the full contents of the books of Tolkien's Middle-earth saga. These are the "sections" into which I have divided the books for chronological reading.

Sections which are not used in this reading order have no section letters; the corresponding cells in this table are blocked out. Some of these sections include material that isn't part of the story (like an analysis of the languages of Middle-earth), and others include short versions of stories that are given in more detail elsewhere.

The Old (6-book) Section column shows the section names for the old version of the reading order, created before The Children of Húrin was published. The Current (7-book) Section column shows the current section names. You may notice that several sections in The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales are used in the 6-book version but not the 7-book ordering; this is because these sections have been replaced with the corresponding portions of The Children of Húrin. The Expanded (13-book) Section column shows the section names for the expanded ordering; see the FAQ for information on this expanded ordering.

If you have an edition of one of these books that I haven't included, please email me!

The Silmarillion

The following editions are included in this table:

Edition "a": Houghton Mifflin hardcover. The first edition (1977), the second edition (2001), and certain trade paperbacks have the same pagination, as does the first illustrated edition. The Allen & Unwin hardcover is the same as well.
Edition "b": Ballantine paperback (1979).
Edition "d": Del Rey "second edition" paperback (2001 and 2002).
Edition "f": Hardcover illustrated by Ted Naismith, and published by HarperCollinsPublishers (1998, UK) and Houghton Mifflin (2004, USA).
Edition "h": HarperCollins paperback (1999). (I am missing a few entries for this edition. If you have a copy and would like to help, send me an email!)
Edition "j": Unwin paperback (1979), and also Grafton paperback (1992). (I am missing a few entries for this edition. If you have a copy and would like to help, send me an email!)
Edition "AA": Amazon Kindle electronic edition.

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (b)	Pages (d)	Pages (f)	Pages (h)	Pages (j)	Locations (AA)	Old (6-book) Section	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
Ainulindale		There was Eru . . . the innumerable stars.	15 - 22	3 - 13	3 - 12	3 - 10	3 -	15 - 24	424 -	AA	AA	AA
Valaquenta		In the beginning . . . into the Void.	25 - 32	17 - 26	15 - 24	13 - 19	-	27 - 35	-
Quenta Silmarillion	1 - 5	It is told . . . world was changed.	35 - 62	29 - 66	27 - 63	23 - 54	-	39 -	-
	6	Now the Three . . . not to all.	63 - 64	67 - 69	64 - 66	55 - 56	-	-	-			PE
	6 - 9	Now it came . . . of the Moon.	64 - 90	69 - 102	66 - 99	56 - 82	-	-	-			PF
	10 - 17	Now as has . . . Light of Valinor.	91 - 149	103 - 179	100 - 174	83 - 144	-	-	-			PG
	18 - 20	Now Fingolfin, King . . . their bodies lay.	150 - 188	180 - 229	175 - 223	145 - 188	- 222	- 226	- 3608			PH
	20	In those days . . . come to him.	188 - 196	229 - 240	223 - 234	188 - 197	222 - 233	226 - 237	3609 - 3773	AB	AB	AB
		Therefore Hurin was . . . its bitter end.	196 - 197	240 - 241	234 - 234	197 - 197	233 -	237 - 237	-
		And even so . . . crumbled into rust.	197 - 197	241 - 241	234 - 235	197 - 197	234 - 234	237 - 237	3779 - 3785	AC	AC	AC
	21	Rian daughter of . . . it and died.	198 - 198	242 - 242	236 - 236	199 - 199	235 -	238 - 238	-
		Morwen daughter of . . . and she died.	198 - 198	242 - 242	236 - 236	199 - 199	-	238 - 238	-
		Now after the . . . I shall return.	198 - 201	242 - 246	236 - 240	199 - 203	-	238 - 242	-
		On the next . . . them no more.	201 - 202	246 - 248	240 - 241	203 - 204	239 - 240	242 - 243	-	AD
		Now when Beleg . . . the shadows between.	202 - 203	248 - 249	241 - 243	204 - 206	240 -	243 - 245	-
		In the time . . . work to do.	203 - 205	249 - 251	243 - 246	206 - 207	242 - 244	245 - 246	-	AE
		Who knows now . . . ringed with spies.	205 - 205	251 - 252	246 - 246	207 - 208	244 - 245	246 - 247	-	AF
		In the waning . . . and led away.	206 - 206	252 - 252	246 - 246	208 - 208	245 - 245	247 - 248	-	AG
		And at length . . . before his face.	206 - 210	253 - 258	246 - 251	208 - 213	245 - 251	248 - 253	-	AH
		Then the heart . . . not; nor will.	210 - 211	258 - 259	252 - 252	213 - 213	251 - 251	253 - 254	-	AI
		Now when Turin . . . Sword of Nargothrond.	211 - 211	259 - 259	252 - 253	213 - 214	251 - 252	254 - 254	-	AJ
		In that time . . . treated with honour.	211 - 211	260 - 260	253 - 253	214 - 214	252 - 252	254 - 255	-	AK
		Now it came . . . as he wished.	211 - 212	260 - 260	253 - 254	214 - 215	252 -	255 - 255	-
		Soon afterwards Handir . . . Well met!	212 - 213	260 - 262	254 - 255	215 - 217	253 - 254	255 - 257	-	AL
		Then Turin sprang . . . turned never aside.	213 - 215	262 - 264	255 - 257	217 - 219	255 - 256	257 - 259	-	AM
		At last worn . . . had taken her.	215 - 226	264 - 279	257 - 271	219 - 231	256 -	259 - 273	-
	22	So ended the . . . of Cabed Naeramarth.	227 - 229	280 - 282	272 - 274	232 - 234	272 - 274	274 - 276	4355 - 4397	AN	AM
		But Hurin did not look . . . did she find him?	229 - 229	282 - 283	274 - 275	234 - 234	274 - 275	276 - 277	-
		But Hurin did not answer . . . still followed him.	229 - 230	283 - 284	275 - 276	234 - 236	275 -	277 -	4407 -		AN
		Now Hurin crossed . . . by the sea.	230 - 237	284 - 293	276 - 284	236 - 242	- 284	- 286	- 4553		AN	PJ
	23	It has been . . . upon the plain.	238 - 239	294 - 296	285 - 287	243 - 245	285 -	287 - 289	-
	23 - 24	Thus it was . . . dooms of Mandos.	240 - 255	296 - 316	287 - 306	247 - 263	287 - 306	289 - 307	4592 - 4877	AO	AO	AO
Akallabeth		It is said . . . High Eldarin tongue.	259 - 261	319 - 321	309 - 311	267 - 269	309 -	311 -	4881 -	BA	BA	BA
		This was the beginning . . . with its fragrance.	261 - 263	321 - 324	311 - 314	269 - 272	- 314	- 316	- 4961	BA	BA	PL
		Thus it was . . . their hearts returned.	263 - 263	324 - 325	314 - 315	272 - 272	314 - 315	316 - 316	4962 - 4972	BB	BB	BB
		Now this yearning . . . body and mind.	263 - 266	325 - 328	315 - 318	272 - 274	315 - 318	316 - 319	4973 - 5019	BC	BC	BC
		Then Tar-Ancalimon . . . legends of Men.	266 - 267	328 - 329	318 - 319	274 - 275	318 - 319	319 - 321	5019 - 5041	BD	BD	BD
		In this Age . . . to Ar-Zimraphel.	267 - 270	329 - 333	319 - 323	275 - 278	319 - 323	321 - 324	5041 - 5096	BE	BE	BE
		The mightiest and . . . of the west.	270 - 276	333 - 342	323 - 331	278 - 284	323 -	324 -	5097 -	BF	BF	BF
		Now aforetime in . . . before they died.	276 - 282	342 - 349	331 - 338	284 - 291	- 338	- 339	- 5339	BF	BF	PN
Rings of Power		Of old there . . . Quenta Silmarillion.	285 - 286	353 - 355	341 - 343	295 - 296	341 - 343	343 - 344	5343 - 5370	CA	CA	CA
		Elsewhere in . . . to the One.	286 - 288	355 - 357	343 - 345	296 - 299	343 - 345	344 - 347	5371 - 5408	CB	CB	CB
		From that time . . . voices of death.	288 - 289	357 - 358	345 - 346	299 - 300	345 - 346	347 - 348	5409 - 5426	CC	CC	CC
		Now Sauron's . . . abode with fire.	289 - 290	358 - 359	346 - 347	300 - 300	346 - 347	348 - 349	5426 - 5437	CD	CD	CD
		Yet there came . . . the Black Land.	290 - 295	359 - 366	347 - 354	300 - 305	347 - 354	349 - 355	5437 - 5541	CE	CE	CE
		But Isildur was . . . world was young.	295 - 296	366 - 368	354 - 355	305 - 306	354 - 355	355 - 357	5542 - 5564	CF	CF	CF
		Yet at the last . . . war and destruction.	296 - 297	368 - 369	355 - 356	306 - 307	355 - 356	357 - 358	5565 - 5579	CG	CG	CG
		Still Minas Tirith . . . visible to Men.	297 - 297	369 - 369	356 - 357	307 - 307	356 -	358 - 358	-
		In all the days . . . was their peril.	297 - 299	369 - 372	357 - 359	307 - 309	357 - 359	358 - 361	5588 - 5625	CH	CH	CH
		Even as the first . . . and their history.	299 - 300	372 - 373	359 - 361	309 - 310	359 - 361	361 - 362	5625 - 5645	CI	CI	CI
		Now the Shadow . . . upon the Enemy.	300 - 302	373 - 375	361 - 362	310 - 311	361 - 362	362 - 364	5645 - 5671	CJ	CJ	CJ
		But ever the . . . none save himself.	302 - 302	375 - 375	362 - 363	311 - 312	362 - 363	364 - 364	5672 - 5684	CK	CK	CK
		Orcs were mustering . . . of the Kings.	302 - 304	375 - 378	363 - 365	312 - 313	363 -	364 - 366	-
		Now all these . . . and of song.	304 - 304	378 - 378	365 - 366	313 - 315	365 - 366	366 - 367	5716 - 5730	CL	CL	CL

Unfinished Tales

The following editions are included in this table:

Edition "a": Houghton Mifflin hardcover (1980). The trade paperback has the same pagination. I believe that some Allen & Unwin hardcovers have the same pagination too.
Edition "d": Del Rey paperback (2001).
Edition "e": Allen & Unwin hardcover (1980). Do all Allen & Unwin hardcovers have this pagination, or do some match "a"?
Edition "h": HarperCollins paperback (1998).
Edition "AA": Amazon Kindle electronic edition.

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (d)	Pages (e)	Pages (h)	Locations (AA)	Old (6-book) Section	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
Of Tuor	Story	Rian wife of . . . that it brings.	17 - 25	19 - 27	3 - 11	23 - 33	365 - 528	DA	DA	DA
	Story	Tuor tarried many . . . from Ulmo himself.	25 - 51	27 - 54	11 - 38	33 - 67	529 - 1086	DB	DB	DB
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	51 - 56	54 - 60	38 -	67 -	-
Narn I Hin Hurin	Story	Hador Goldenhead was . . . saw him again.	57 - 58	61 - 62	45 -	75 -	-	EA
		In the years . . . house no more.	58 - 65	62 - 70	-	- 86	-	EA
		Many songs are . . . hidden from you.	65 - 68	70 - 72	-	86 - 89	-	EB
		To Brethil three . . . now here in love.	68 - 74	72 - 79	-	89 - 97	-	EC
		Thus began the sojourn . . . sorrow of his heart.	74 - 76	79 - 81	63 - 65	97 - 99	1605 - 1640		DC	DC
		In the years of his . . . passed from her.	76 - 96	81 - 101	65 -	99 - 124	-
		After the departure . . . House of Ransom.	96 - 104	101 - 109	-	124 - 134	-	ED
		For the story . . . p. nnn below.	104 - 104	110 - 110	-	135 - 135	-
		At last worn . . . lays of Beleriand.	104 - 146	110 - 153	-	135 - 187	-	EE
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	146 - 150	153 - 157	-	187 -	-
	Appx	From the point . . . Bar-en-Danwedh.	150 - 150	158 - 158	-	-	-
		For a long . . . a jealous eye.	150 - 151	158 - 159	-	193 - 195	-	EF
		The text followed . . . overcame his pride.	151 - 152	159 - 160	-	195 - 196	-	EG
		Some slight further . . . it proved indeed.	152 - 154	160 - 162	-	196 - 198	-	EH
		Androg appears again . . . Mim was fulfilled.	154 - 154	162 - 162	-	198 - 198	-	EI
		To the tale . . . This note continues:	154 - 155	162 - 162	-	198 -	-
		For fear of . . . in the eye.	155 - 155	162 - 163	147 - 147	199 - 200	3326 - 3335	EJ	DD	DD
		In another place . . . be represented thus:	155 - 155	163 - 163	147 -	200 - 200	-
		Gwindor spoke ever . . . fought, said Gwindor.	155 - 157	163 - 164	-	200 - 202	-	EK
		The love of . . . more fully treated:	157 - 157	164 - 164	-	202 - 202	-
		Finduilas the daughter . . . of the King.	157 - 158	164 - 166	-	202 - 204	-	EL
		A passage follows . . . the other version:	158 - 158	166 - 166	-	204 - 204	-
		Your eyes are . . . of the North.	158 - 159	166 - 167	-	204 - 205	-	EM
		Then Turin rebuked . . . pp. n-n above.	159 - 159	167 - 167	-	205 - 205	-
		In the spring . . . were read aright.	159 - 162	167 - 170	-	205 - 209	-	EN
		It is nowhere . . . is nowhere suggested.	162 - 162	170 - 170	-	209 -	-
Description of Isle	Story	The account of . . . in later ages.	165 - 165	173 - 173	157 - 157	-	-
	Story	The land of . . . that follows here.	165 - 171	173 - 180	157 - 163	213 - 221	3523 - 3647	FA	FA	FA
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	171 - 172	180 - 180	163 -	221 -	-
Aldarion + Erendis	Story	Meneldur was the . . . came to pass.	173 - 212	181 - 222	165 - 205	223 - 273	3663 - 4492	GA	GA	GA
	Notes	NOTES . . . see p. nnn.	212 - 213	222 - 223	206 - 206	273 -	-
		3: As is told . . . the First Age.	213 - 214	223 - 224	206 - 207	274 - 276	4510 - 4534	GB	GB	GB
		4: The son of . . . [END NOTES]	214 - 217	224 - 227	207 -	276 -	-
Line of Elros	Story	The realm of . . . back to Middle-Earth.	218 - 219	228 - 229	213 - 214	281 - 282	4636 - 4661	HA	HA	HA
		V: Tar-Meneldur . . . to Gil-Galad.	219 - 220	229 - 230	214 - 215	282 -	-
		VIII: Tar-Anarion . . . Numenor be seen.	220 - 221	230 - 231	215 - 216	283 - 285	4681 - 4702	HB	HB	HB
		XIII: Tar-Atanamir . . . bring ill-fortune.	221 - 221	231 - 231	216 - 217	285 - 285	4703 - 4714	HC	HC	HC
		XV: Tar-Telemmaite . . . called Ar-Belzagar.	221 - 222	232 - 232	217 - 217	285 - 286	4715 - 4730	HD	HD	HD
		XIX: Tar-Ardamin . . . named Ar-Zimraphel.	222 - 224	232 - 234	217 - 219	286 - 288	4730 - 4766	HE	HE	HE
		XXV: Ar-Pharazon . . . preserved in Gondor.	224 - 224	234 - 234	219 -	288 -	-
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	224 - 227	234 - 238	220 - 223	-	-
History of Galadriel	Story	There is no . . . by square brackets.	228 - 234	239 - 245	225 - 231	-	-
		Galadriel was the . . . defence against Sauron.	234 - 237	245 - 248	231 - 234	302 - 306	5019 - 5092	IA	IA	IA
		Sauron himself departed . . . a long time.	237 - 239	248 - 251	234 - 237	306 - 309	5092 - 5153	IB	IB	IB
		In its concluding . . . recounted in brief.	240 - 240	251 - 252	237 -	309 -	-
		Amroth was King . . . memory of it.	240 - 243	252 - 255	238 - 240	311 - 314	5171 - 5224	IC	IC	IC
		The essay continues . . . Celeborn and Galadriel.	243 - 243	255 - 255	241 - 241	314 - 314	-
		The people of . . . son became king.	243 - 244	255 - 255	241 - 241	314 - 315	5227 - 5237	ID	ID	ID
		This account is . . . of Amroth continues:	244 - 244	255 - 256	241 -	315 -	-
		But during the . . . of the Ring.	244 - 245	256 - 257	242 - 243	316 - 317	5253 - 5271	IE	IE	IE
		In another etymological . . . of my land.	245 - 246	257 - 258	243 -	317 -	-
		Late and fragmentary . . . into the mountains.	246 - 247	258 - 259	244 - 245	319 - 320	5300 - 5320	IF	IF	IF
		In a note . . . face and mind.	247 - 248	259 - 260	245 - 246	320 - 321	5321 - 5339	IG	IG	IG
		In unpublished writing . . . emendation as follows:	248 - 248	260 - 260	246 - 246	321 - 321	-
		There was in . . . Sauron rose again.	248 - 251	261 - 263	246 - 249	321 - 325	5343 - 5401	IH	IH	IH
		This narrative goes . . . to the Silmaril.	251 - 252	263 - 264	249 -	325 -	-
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	252 - 256	264 - 268	-	-	-
	App A	APPENDIX A . . . persons and places.	256 - 257	268 - 270	-	-	-
	App B	APPENDIX B . . . one of these.	257 - 258	270 - 270	-	-	-
		Something more of . . . had disturbed it.	258 - 259	270 - 272	256 - 258	334 - 336	5568 - 5610	II	II	II
		Nowhere I believe . . . Fields p. nnn.	259 - 260	272 - 272	258 -	336 -	-
	App C	APPENDIX C . . . the other land.	260 - 261	272 - 273	-	-	-
	App D	APPENDIX D . . . discussed as follows:	261 - 261	274 - 274	-	-	-
		The river Gwathlo . . . This was Agathurush.	261 - 263	274 - 276	259 - 262	339 - 342	5650 - 5698	IJ	IJ	IJ
		The history of . . . the name Glanduin.	263 - 263	276 - 276	262 - 262	342 - 342	-
		Glanduin means . . . and Minhiriath.	264 - 265	276 - 278	262 - 263	342 - 345	5700 - 5728	IK	IK	IK
		From these discussions . . . Faithful Numenoreans.	265 - 265	278 - 278	263 -	345 -	-
	App E	APPENDIX E . . . to The Silmarillion.	265 - 267	278 - 280	-	-	-
Gladden Fields	Story	After the fall . . . long years after.	271 - 276	283 - 288	269 - 274	351 - 357	5785 - 5911	JA	JA	JA
	Story	The story of . . . not his worst.	276 - 277	288 - 290	274 - 276	357 - 359	5911 - 5949	JB	JB	JB
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	278 - 285	290 - 297	276 -	359 -	-
	Appx	A note associated . . . Numenorean descent.	285 - 286	297 - 298	-	-	-
		A note to . . . his mother's father.	286 - 286	298 - 299	285 - 285	371 - 371	6166 - 6171	JC	JC	JC
		Another note remarks . . . see pp. nnn, nnn.	286 - 286	299 - 299	285 - 285	371 - 371	-
		In another place . . . of being seen.	286 - 287	299 - 300	285 - 286	371 - 372	6178 - 6197	JD	JD	JD
Cirion and Eorl	i	The Chronicle of . . . by the Wainriders.	288 - 289	301 - 302	287 - 288	373 - 375	6200 - 6234	KA	KA	KA
		But at length . . . than it needed.	289 - 291	302 - 304	288 - 290	375 - 377	6235 - 6275	KB	KB	KB
		Ondoher was aware . . . and routed them.	291 - 294	304 - 308	290 - 294	377 - 381	6276 - 6348	KC	KC	KC
		In 1944 King . . . the southern realm.	294 - 295	308 - 308	294 - 294	382 - 382	-
	ii	While the Eotheod . . . into the Wold.	295 - 300	308 - 313	294 -	382 -	6358 -	KD	KD	KD
	iii	The story is . . . Stewards of Gondor.	300 - 308	313 - 321	299 -	-	-
	iv	It is said . . . the Holy Mount.	308 - 310	322 - 324	308 - 310	- 401	- 6689
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	310 - 320	324 - 334	310 -	401 -	-
Quest of Erebor	Story	This story depends . . . version are given.	321 - 321	335 - 335	321 - 321	-	-
	Story	I have not found . . . in Middle-Earth.	321 - 326	335 - 340	321 - 326	415 - 422	6965 - 7075	LA	LA	LA
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	326 - 327	341 - 341	327 - 327	422 -	-
	Appx	The textual situation . . . version begins thus:	327 - 328	341 - 342	327 -	-	-
		So Thorin Oakenshield . . . tale of his wrongs.	328 - 329	342 - 343	328 - 329	424 - 425	7111 - 7126	LB	LB	LB
		From this meeting . . . set out here.	329 - 329	343 - 343	329 - 329	425 - 425	-
		After the crowning . . . me) shall I speak more openly.	329 - 330	343 - 344	329 - 330	425 - 426	7133 - 7153	LC	LC	LC
		Then I said . . . Took of Great Smials.	330 - 332	344 - 346	330 - 332	426 - 429	7156 - 7197	LD	LD	LD
		When Gandalf accepted . . . his ears too soon.	332 - 335	346 - 350	332 - 336	429 - 434	7198 - 7295	LE	LE	LE
		It was on the morning . . . have been ruined.	335 - 336	350 - 350	336 - 336	434 - 435	7296 - 7302	LF	LF	LF
		It will be seen . . . at Bag End.	336 - 336	350 - 350	336 - 336	435 - 435	-
		From this point the . . . oversights often do.	336 - 336	350 - 351	336 - 337	435 - 435	7304 - 7317	LG	LG	LG
Hunt for the Ring	i	Gollum was captured . . . of the Gladden.	337 - 337	352 - 352	339 - 339	436 - 437	7321 - 7331	MA	MA	MA
		Now Sauron learning . . . war against Gondor.	337 - 338	352 - 353	339 - 340	437 - 437	7332 - 7345	MB	MB	MB
		Therefore when Osgiliath . . . that availed them.	338 - 339	353 - 354	340 -	437 -	7346 -	MC	MC	MC
		At length they . . . him with torture.	339 - 341	354 - 356	- 343	- 441	- 7402	MC	MC	MC
		Night was waning . . . Rohan far behind.	341 - 341	356 - 356	343 - 343	441 - 441	7403 - 7409	MD	MD	MD
	ii	I have chosen . . . part of the history.	341 - 342	357 - 357	344 - 344	441 -	-
		In D it is said . . . strength of Gondor.	342 - 344	357 - 359	344 - 346	442 - 445	7418 - 7467	ME	ME	ME
		In the event Gollum . . . its main purpose.	344 - 344	359 - 360	346 - 347	445 - 445	7468 - 7472	MF	MF	MF
		My father nowhere . . . slight editorial revision.	344 - 345	360 - 360	347 - 347	445 -	-
		It seems clear that . . . when they did.	345 - 345	360 - 361	347 - 348	446 - 447	7487 - 7501	MG	MG	MG
		The story of the . . . with the Shire.	345 - 347	361 - 362	348 -	447 -	-
		When the Black . . . southerner at the Inn.	347 - 348	362 - 363	349 -	449 -	7538 -	MH	MH	MH
		In version B it . . . the Barrow-downs.	348 - 348	364 - 364	- 351	- 451	- 7578	MH	MH	MH
	iii	Another set of papers . . . the most finished.	348 - 349	364 - 364	351 - 351	451 - 451	-
		Saruman soon became . . . of his grasp.	349 - 350	364 - 366	351 - 353	451 - 453	7583 - 7615	MI	MI	MI
		In another version . . . the pipe-weed.	350 - 350	366 - 366	353 - 353	453 - 453	-
		Now because of his . . . own sake merely.	350 - 351	366 - 367	353 - 354	453 - 455	7617 - 7637	MJ	MJ	MJ
		In another (struck . . . imprisoned in Orthanc.	351 - 352	367 - 368	354 -	455 -	-
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	352 - 354	368 - 370	355 - 357	-	-
Fords of Isen	Story	The chief obstacles . . . death of Theodred.	355 - 355	371 - 371	359 - 359	460 - 460	7726 - 7737	NA	NA	NA
		It was clearly . . . Uruks had gone.	355 - 359	371 - 376	359 - 363	460 - 465	7738 - 7819	NB	NB	NB
		So ended the First . . . await the dawn.	359 - 363	376 - 380	363 - 368	465 - 471	7819 - 7906	NC	NC	NC
		What followed is . . . to join Erkenbrand.	363 - 364	380 - 380	368 - 368	471 - 471	7906 - 7915	ND	ND	ND
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	364 - 366	380 - 383	368 -	471 -	-
	App i	In writing associated . . . of the Ring:	366 - 366	383 - 383	371 - 371	-	-
		Marshal of the . . . resist the invasion.	367 - 367	383 - 384	371 - 372	475 - 476	7988 - 8005	NE	NE	NE
		In times of war . . . one other son.	367 - 369	384 - 386	372 -	476 -	-
	App ii	A long note . . . give it in full.	369 - 369	386 - 386	-	-	-
		In ancient days . . . renewed their attacks.	369 - 371	386 - 388	374 - 376	479 - 481	8039 - 8067	NF	NF	NF
		No alliance of . . . invasions of 2758.	371 - 373	388 - 390	376 - 378	481 - 484	8068 - 8105	NG	NG	NG
		It can thus . . . less against it.	373 - 373	390 - 390	378 - 378	484 - 484	8106 - 8116	NH	NH	NH
The Druedain	Story	The Folk of . . . name for themselves.	377 - 384	393 - 401	381 - 388	487 - 496	8120 - 8280	OA	OA	OA
The Druedain	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	384 - 387	401 - 404	389 -	497 -	-
The Istari	Story	The fullest account . . . on the Istari.	388 - 388	405 - 405	393 - 393	-	-
		Wizard is a . . . of that time.	388 - 390	405 - 407	393 - 395	502 - 505	8370 - 8417	OB	OB	OB
		Indeed of all . . . came never back.	390 - 391	407 - 408	395 - 396	505 - 506	8417 - 8438	OC	OC	OC
		In The Lord . . . into these tales.	391 - 392	408 - 410	396 -	506 -	-
		Most of the . . . Mandos and Nienna.	392 - 393	410 - 410	398 - 398	508 - 509	8465 - 8481	OD	OD	OD
		The meaning of . . . very remarkable note:	393 - 395	410 - 412	398 -	509 -	-
		Elendil and Gil-galad . . . as a slow menace.	395 - 396	412 - 413	400 - 401	511 - 512	8514 - 8549	OE	OE	OE
		There is much here . . . of the Rohirrim.	396 - 400	413 - 418	401 - 406	512 -	-
	Notes	NOTES . . . of Aldarion's ship.	400 - 401	418 - 419	-	-	-
		7. In a letter written in 1956 . . . figure-head on the prow.	401 - 402	419 - 419	407 - 407	-	-	OX	OX	OX
		8. This is a reference . . . [END NOTES]	402 - 402	419 - 420	407 -	-	-
The Palantiri	Story	The palantiri were . . . domination and deceit.	403 - 405	421 - 423	409 - 411	521 - 523	8699 - 8743	OF	OF	OF
	Story	Though warned by . . . another in accord.	405 - 411	423 - 430	411 -	523 -	-
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	411 - 415	430 - 433	-	-	-

The Children of Húrin

The following editions are included in this table:

Edition "a": Houghton Mifflin hardcover (2007) and trade paperback (2008). I am fairly sure that the HarperCollins hardcover (2007) and trade paperback (2008) also have this same pagination, but I have not been able to verify this. The Del Rey paperback (2010) has the same pagination except for the Introduction (which is off by two pages), but since the Introduction is not used in my ordering I am treating it as the same.
Edition "AA": Amazon Kindle electronic edition.

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Locations (AA)	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
Introduction		The character of Turin . . . Battle of Sudden Flame.	13 - 27	-
Narn i Chin Hurin	1	Hador Goldenhead was . . . never saw him again.	33 - 34	308 - 325	EA	EA
		But now the tale . . . Turgon, men thought.	35 - 37	-
		So the days passed . . . his house no more.	37 - 51	359 - 528	EB	EB
	2 - 3	Many songs are yet . . . returned to Turgon.	52 - 62	-
	3	Therefore Hurin was . . . be hidden from you.	62 - 65	642 - 684	EC	EC
	4	To Brethil three men . . . now here in love.	66 - 77	687 - 818	ED	ED
	4	Thus began the sojourn . . . sorrow of his heart.	77 - 79	-
	5 - 10	In the years of his . . . treated with honour.	80 - 170	848 - 1878	EE	EE
	11	When five years had . . . Well met!	171 - 178	1881 - 1967	EF	EF
	11 - 18	Then Turin sprang . . . lays of Beleriand.	178 - 257	1968 - 2867	EG	EG
		After the deaths of . . . there this is told.	258 - 258	-
		But Hurin did not look . . . that she had died.	258 - 259	2872 - 2885	EH	EH

The Hobbit

There are so many editions of this book! I finally gave up and just used chapter numbers in the calculator, because there are only two breaks in The Hobbit, and they are both at chapter boundaries. But for completeness' sake, I have included the following editions in the table on this page:

Edition "a": Houghton Mifflin hardcover – classic version. This has only a small number of illustrations (black & white sketches by Tolkien himself). The ivory slip-jacket paperback has the same pagination.
Edition "b": Ballantine paperback (1960's).
Edition "d": Del Rey paperback (2001).
Edition "e": Houghton Mifflin hardcover – with Tolkien's black and white sketches plus color portraits.
Edition "f": Houghton Mifflin small black slip-jacket paperback, and larger hardcover with the black dustjacket (2001).
Edition "g": Houghton Mifflin trade paperback (1993?), with the black & white Tolkien illustrations. There is at least one HarperCollins edition with identical pagination.
Edition "h": HarperCollins paperback (1999).
Edition "i": Houghton Mifflin fancy illustrated edition (1997).
Edition "h": Houghton Mifflin fancy illustrated edition (1984).
Edition "AA": Amazon Kindle electronic edition.

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (b)	Pages (d)	Pages (e)	Pages (f)	Pages (g)	Pages (h)	Pages (i)	Pages (j)	Locations (AA)	Old (6-book) Section	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
The Hobbit	1	In a hole . . . he woke up.	11 - 31	15 - 39	1 - 27	9 - 36	3 - 31	3 - 26	3 -	1 - 26	1 - 24	89 - 513	PA	PA	PA
	2 - 9	Up jumped Bilbo . . . to be seen.	32 - 161	40 - 182	28 - 188	37 - 200	32 - 204	27 - 169	28 -	27 - 176	25 - 173	516 - 2895	PB	PB	PB
	10 - 19	The day grew . . . the tobacco-jar.	162 - 255	183 - 287	189 - 305	201 - 317	205 - 330	170 - 272	176 -	177 - 289	174 - 290	2897 - 4574	PC	PC	PC

The Lord of the Rings

You can use the Chronological Tolkien system with either a one-volume edition of Lord of the Rings or a three-volume edition. However, if you use a three-volume edition, all three volumes must match.

Edition "a": Three separate volumes: Houghton Mifflin hardcover, second edition (1965). This edition has remained in print for over four decades – the current version has movie photos on the dustcover but the same interior! The ivory slip-jacket paperbacks have the same pagination.
One-volume edition: Hardcover, with bright red cover, probably from the 1970s. If you are using this, be careful, since the pages count up from "1" three times!
Edition "b": Three separate volumes: Ballantine paperback (1965).
Edition "c": Three separate volumes: Del Rey paperback (1993). (I am missing four entries for this edition. If you have a copy and would like to help, send me an email!)
Edition "d": Three separate volumes: Del Rey paperback (2001).
Edition "e": One-volume edition: Houghton Mifflin illustrated hardcover (1991).
Edition "g": Three separate volumes: Houghton Mifflin trade paperbacks (1994).
One-volume edition: Houghton Mifflin hardcover and trade paperback, 1990s or early 2000s.
Edition "h": Three separate volumes: HarperCollins "50th anniversary" paperback (2007). (I am missing two entries for this edition. If you have a copy and would like to help, send me an email!)
Edition "i": Three separate volumes: Unwin / Unicorn paperback, 4th edition (1986). (I am missing four entries for this edition. If you have a copy and would like to help, send me an email!)
Edition "j": Three separate volumes: HarperCollins paperback (1999). (I am missing two entries for this edition. If you have a copy and would like to help, send me an email!)
Edition "k": One-volume edition: Houghton Mifflin "50th anniversary" edition, hardcover and trade paperback (2004).
Edition "l": Three separate volumes: Houghton Mifflin "50th anniversary" trade paperback (2004-2005).
Edition "AA": Amazon Kindle electronic edition.

The Fellowship of the Ring

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (b)	Pages (c)	Pages (d)	Pages (e)	Pages (g)	Pages (h)	Pages (i)	Pages (j)	Pages (k)	Pages (l)	Locations (AA)	Old (6-book) Section	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
Prologue	1	This book is . . . is briefly recalled.	10 - 10	19 - 19	19 - 19	1 - 1	13 - 13	1 - 1	1 -	17 - 17	1 - 1	1 - 1	1 - 1	-
	1	Hobbits are an . . . with no contradictions.	10 - 17	19 - 28	19 - 27	1 - 9	13 - 20	1 - 7	1 -	17 - 26	1 - 10	1 - 7	1 - 10	394 -	QA	QA	QA
	2	There is another . . . put his mind to.	17 - 18	28 - 29	27 - 28	9 - 10	20 - 21	7 - 9	- 11	26 - 28	10 - 12	8 - 9	10 - 11	- 553	QA	QA	QA
	3	The Shire was . . . that he had found.	18 - 20	29 - 32	28 - 30	10 - 12	21 - 23	9 - 10	12 - 14	28 - 30	12 - 14	9 - 10	11 - 13	554 - 588	QB	QB	QB
	4	As is told . . . hates it for ever.	20 - 22	32 - 34	30 - 32	12 - 14	23 - 25	10 - 12	14 -	30 - 32	14 - 17	11 - 12	13 - 16	-
	4	Now it is a . . . this History begins.	22 - 23	34 - 36	33 - 34	14 - 15	25 - 26	12 - 13	16 - 18	32 - 34	17 - 18	12 - 14	16 - 17	629 - 652	QC	QC	QC
	Note	At the end of . . . in Middle-Earth.	23 - 25	37 - 39	35 - 37	16 - 18	26 - 28	13 - 15	18 - 21	34 - 36	19 - 21	14 - 16	17 - 20	653 - 691	QD	QD	QD
Book I	1 - 2	When Mr. Bilbo . . . in the Shire.	29 - 52	43 - 72	41 - 66	21 - 46	33 - 56	21 - 42	27 - 57	39 - 68	27 - 57	21 - 43	25 - 54	699 - 1197	RA	RA	RA
	2 - 3	There were rumours . . . was tall and full.	52 - 76	72 - 102	67 - 95	46 - 75	56 - 80	42 - 66	57 - 88	68 - 99	57 - 89	43 - 67	54 - 84	1197 - 1728	RB	RB	RB
	3 - 12	Autumn was well . . . saw no more.	76 - 227	102 - 286	95 - 262	75 - 242	80 - 231	66 - 209	88 -	99 - 286	89 - 283	67 - 215	84 - 268	1728 -	RC	RC	RC
Book II	1 - 4	Frodo woke and . . . road may wind much.	231 - 324	289 - 404	265 - 369	245 - 348	235 - 328	213 - 302	- 404	287 - 403	287 - 407	219 - 310	271 - 385	- 7095	RC	RC	RC
Book II	4 - 10	After only a brief . . . the Land of Shadow.	324 - 423	404 - 526	369 - 479	348 - 458	328 - 427	302 - 398	404 - 531	403 - 529	407 - 535	310 - 407	385 - 506	7095 - 9214	RD	RD	RD

The Two Towers

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (b)	Pages (c)	Pages (d)	Pages (e)	Pages (g)	Pages (h)	Pages (i)	Pages (j)	Pages (k)	Pages (l)	Locations (AA)	Old (6-book) Section	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
Book III	1	Aragorn sped on . . . in a stony land.	15 - 22	17 - 26	17 - 26	3 - 12	433 - 440	403 - 410	537 - 546	11 - 20	5 - 14	413 - 420	511 - 520	9220 - 9396	SA	SA	SA
	2	Dusk deepened . . . did not return.	23 - 46	27 - 57	27 - 54	13 - 40	441 - 464	411 - 433	547 - 577	21 - 51	15 - 45	421 - 443	521 - 549	9399 - 9911	SB	SB	SB
	3	Pippin lay in . . . many watchful eyes.	47 - 63	58 - 79	55 - 74	41 - 60	465 - 481	434 - 449	578 - 599	52 - 73	46 - 67	444 - 460	550 - 570	9914 - 10271	SC	SC	SC
	4	Meanwhile the hobbits . . . said Treebeard.	64 - 90	80 - 115	75 - 107	61 - 93	482 - 508	450 - 476	600 -	74 - 109	68 - 103	461 - 487	571 - 604	10273 -	SD	SD	SD
	5 - 7	My very bones . . . be a black night.	91 - 132	116 - 167	108 - 155	94 - 141	509 - 550	477 - 515	- 687	110 - 161	104 - 155	488 - 527	605 - 654	- 11727	SD	SD	SD
	7	As the second day . . . said the other.	132 - 133	167 - 169	155 - 157	141 - 143	550 - 551	515 - 516	687 - 689	161 - 163	155 - 157	527 - 528	654 - 656	11728 - 11757	SE	SE	SE
	7 - 11	The host turned . . . noise of wind.	133 - 206	169 - 262	157 - 243	143 - 228	551 - 624	516 - 586	689 -	163 - 258	157 - 252	528 - 600	656 - 746	11757 -	SF	SF	SF
Book IV	1 - 7	Well master we're . . . black night fell.	209 - 311	265 - 395	247 - 367	231 - 351	627 - 729	589 - 687	- 919	259 - 390	255 - 387	603 - 702	749 - 874	- 15459	SF	SF	SF
Book IV	8 - 10	Gollum was tugging . . . taken by the Enemy.	312 - 352	396 - 447	368 - 415	352 - 398	730 - 770	688 - 725	920 - 971	391 - 442	388 - 439	703 - 742	875 - 924	15461 - 16289	SG	SG	SG

The Return of the King

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (b)	Pages (c)	Pages (d)	Pages (e)	Pages (g)	Pages (h)	Pages (i)	Pages (j)	Pages (k)	Pages (l)	Locations (AA)	Old (6-book) Section	Standard (7-book) Section	Expanded (13-book) Section
Book V	1 - 4	Pippin looked out . . . through the dark.	19 - 98	19 - 120	19 - 108	3 - 94	777 - 856	731 - 806	977 - 1079	15 - 115	5 - 107	747 - 824	929 - 1026	16295 - 17981	TA	TA	TA
	4	Messengers came again . . . had come at last.	98 - 103	120 - 126	108 - 113	94 - 100	856 - 861	806 - 811	1079 - 1085	115 - 121	107 - 113	825 - 829	1026 - 1032	17981 - 18086	TB	TB	TB
	5	It was dark . . . even to the City.	104 - 113	127 - 138	114 - 124	101 - 111	862 - 871	812 - 820	1086 - 1097	122 - 133	114 - 125	830 - 838	1033 - 1044	18089 - 18282	TC	TC	TC
	6 - 8	But it was no . . . been but a dream.	114 - 147	139 - 180	125 - 162	112 - 151	872 - 905	821 - 853	1098 - 1140	134 - 175	126 - 168	839 - 871	1045 - 1085	18284 - 18993	TD	TD	TD
	9 - 10	The morning came . . . eyes saw no more.	148 - 169	181 - 208	163 - 187	152 - 177	906 - 927	854 - 874	1141 - 1169	176 - 203	169 - 197	872 - 893	1086 - 1113	18996 - 19445	TE	TE	TE
Book VI	1 - 2	Sam roused himself . . . deep untroubled sleep.	173 - 199	211 - 244	191 - 220	181 - 211	931 - 957	877 - 901	1173 - 1206	205 - 238	201 - 234	897 - 922	1117 - 1149	19448 - 20000	TF	TF	TF
	2 - 3	They woke together . . . all things, Sam.	199 - 225	244 - 277	220 - 250	211 - 241	957 - 983	901 - 926	1206 -	238 - 271	234 - 268	922 - 947	1149 - 1180	20000 -	TG	TG	TG
	4 - 5	All about the . . . come to fulfilment.	226 - 251	278 - 310	251 - 280	242 - 271	984 - 1009	927 - 951	- 1274	272 - 304	269 - 302	948 - 973	1181 - 1213	- 21100	TG	TG	TG
	6 - 9	When the days . . . back, he said.	252 - 311	311 - 385	281 - 347	272 - 340	1010 - 1069	952 - 1008	1275 - 1349	305 - 378	303 - 378	974 - 1031	1214 - 1285	21102 - 22367	TH	TH	TH
Appendix A	Intro	Concerning the sources . . . not always included.	313 - 313	387 - 387	349 - 349	341 - 341	1070 - 1070	1009 - 1009	1351 -	379 - 379	379 - 379	1033 - 1033	1287 - 1287	-
	I (i)	Feanor was the . . . the Second Age.	313 - 318	388 - 393	350 - 355	342 - 347	1070 - 1074	1009 - 1013	-	380 - 386	380 - 386	1033 - 1037	1287 - 1292	-
	I (ii)	Arnor. Elendil. SA . . . Elessar, FA 82.	318 - 319	394 - 396	356 - 357	347 - 349	1075 - 1076	1014 - 1015	-	386 - 388	386 - 388	1038 - 1039	1293 - 1294	-
	I (iii)	Eriador was of old . . . keeping of Arthedain.	319 - 320	396 - 397	357 - 358	349 - 349	1076 - 1077	1015 - 1016	1360 - 1361	388 - 389	388 - 389	1039 - 1040	1294 - 1295	22522 - 22538	UA	UA	UA
		It was in the . . . people of fishers.	320 - 321	397 - 398	358 - 359	350 - 350	1077 - 1078	1016 - 1016	1361 - 1362	389 - 391	389 - 390	1040 - 1041	1295 - 1296	22539 - 22559	UB	UB	UB
		In the days of Argeleb II . . . war of 1409.	321 - 321	398 - 398	359 - 360	351 - 351	1078 - 1078	1017 - 1017	1362 - 1363	391 - 391	390 - 391	1041 - 1041	1296 - 1297	22559 - 22567	UC	UC	UC
		In 1974 the . . . our reckoning (1979).	321 - 323	398 - 400	360 - 362	351 - 353	1078 - 1080	1017 - 1018	1363 - 1365	391 - 394	391 - 393	1041 - 1043	1297 - 1299	22567 - 22599	UD	UD	UD
		After Arvedui the . . . by Bandobras Took.	323 - 324	400 - 402	362 - 363	353 - 354	1080 - 1080	1018 - 1019	1365 - 1366	394 - 395	393 - 394	1043 - 1043	1299 - 1300	22600 - 22614	UE	UE	UE
		There were fifteen . . . old was renewed.	324 - 324	402 - 402	363 - 364	354 - 354	1080 - 1081	1019 - 1020	1366 - 1367	395 - 396	394 - 395	1043 - 1044	1300 - 1300	22615 - 22625	UF	UF	UF
	I (iv)	There were thirty-one . . . 'Lord of the Coasts'.	324 - 325	402 - 403	364 -	355 - 355	1081 - 1081	1020 - 1020	1367 -	396 -	395 -	1044 - 1044	1300 - 1301	22627 -	VA	VA	VA
		Earnil I, his nephew . . . never fully repaired.	325 - 325	403 - 404	- 365	355 - 356	1081 - 1082	1020 - 1021	- 1369	- 398	- 397	1044 - 1045	1301 - 1302	- 22655	VX	VX	VX
		Minalcar son of . . . spent in exile.	325 - 328	404 - 407	365 - 369	356 - 359	1082 - 1085	1021 - 1023	1369 - 1372	398 - 401	397 - 400	1045 - 1048	1302 - 1305	22655 - 22714	VB	VB	VB
		The second and . . . of the Harad.	328 - 329	407 - 408	369 - 369	359 - 360	1085 - 1085	1023 - 1024	1372 - 1373	402 - 403	400 - 401	1048 - 1048	1305 - 1306	22715 - 22730	VC	VC	VC
		The third evil . . . re-entered Mordor.	329 - 329	408 - 409	370 - 370	360 - 360	1085 - 1086	1024 - 1024	1373 - 1373	403 - 403	401 - 401	1048 - 1049	1306 - 1306	22730 - 22736	VD	VD	VD
		Calimehtar son of . . . in great force.	329 - 329	409 - 409	370 - 370	360 - 360	1086 - 1086	1024 - 1024	1373 - 1374	403 - 403	401 - 402	1049 - 1049	1306 - 1306	22736 - 22741	VE	VE	VE
		Many of the . . . are united again.	329 - 330	409 - 410	370 - 372	360 - 362	1086 - 1087	1024 - 1025	1374 - 1375	403 - 405	402 - 403	1049 - 1050	1306 - 1308	22742 - 22769	VF	VF	VF
		In Gondor also . . . that was revealed.	330 - 332	410 - 412	372 - 374	362 - 364	1087 - 1088	1025 - 1027	1376 - 1377	405 - 407	404 - 405	1050 - 1051	1308 - 1309	22769 - 22803	VG	VG	VG
		It was thus . . . beneath seven stars.	332 - 333	412 - 414	374 - 375	364 - 365	1088 - 1090	1027 - 1028	1378 - 1379	407 - 409	406 - 407	1051 - 1053	1309 - 1311	22804 - 22835	VH	VH	VH
		After Mardil Voronwe . . . after his father.	333 - 333	414 - 415	375 - 376	365 - 366	1090 - 1090	1028 - 1028	1379 - 1380	409 - 410	407 - 408	1053 - 1053	1311 - 1311	22836 - 22844	VI	VI	VI
		After him began . . . Lords of Gondor.	333 - 334	415 - 415	376 - 377	366 - 366	1090 - 1091	1028 - 1029	1380 -	410 - 411	408 - 409	1053 - 1053	1311 - 1312	-
		In the days of Beren . . . dwelt in Isengard.	334 - 334	415 - 416	377 - 377	366 - 367	1091 - 1091	1029 - 1029	1381 - 1381	411 - 411	409 - 409	1054 - 1054	1312 - 1312	22856 - 22864	VJ	VJ	VJ
		It was in the days . . . could be found.	334 - 334	416 - 416	377 - 377	367 - 367	1091 - 1091	1029 - 1029	1381 - 1381	411 - 411	409 - 409	1054 - 1054	1312 - 1312	22864 - 22869	VK	VK	VK
		In the days of Turin . . . and fortified it.	335 - 335	416 - 417	377 - 378	367 - 368	1091 - 1092	1029 - 1030	1381 - 1382	411 - 412	409 - 410	1054 - 1055	1312 - 1313	22869 - 22880	VL	VL	VL
		Ecthelion II . . . to supplant him.	335 - 336	417 - 418	378 - 379	368 - 369	1092 - 1093	1030 - 1031	1382 - 1384	412 - 414	410 - 412	1055 - 1056	1313 - 1314	22881 - 22905	VM	VM	VM
		When Denethor became . . . Tower of Ecthelion.	336 - 337	418 - 419	379 - 381	369 - 370	1093 - 1094	1031 - 1032	1384 - 1385	414 - 415	412 - 413	1056 - 1057	1314 - 1316	22905 - 22931	VN	VN	VN
	I (v)	Arador was the . . . from the rock.	337 - 341	420 - 424	381 - 386	370 - 374	1094 - 1097	1032 - 1035	1385 - 1390	416 - 421	413 - 418	1057 - 1060	1316 - 1320	22933 - 23019	WA	WA	WA
		It came to pass . . . the next spring.	341 - 342	424 - 426	386 - 388	374 - 376	1097 - 1099	1035 - 1036	1390 - 1392	421 - 423	418 - 420	1060 - 1061	1320 - 1322	23020 - 23058	WB	WB	WB
		Thus the years . . . days of old.	342 - 344	426 - 428	388 - 390	376 - 378	1099 - 1101	1036 - 1038	1392 - 1395	423 - 426	420 - 423	1061 - 1063	1322 - 1324	23058 - 23103	WC	WC	WC
	II	Eorl the Young . . . of their home.	344 - 345	428 - 429	390 - 391	378 - 379	1101 - 1101	1038 - 1038	1395 - 1395	426 - 426	423 - 423	1063 - 1064	1324 - 1324	23105 - 23113	XA	XA	XA
		In the two . . . alliance with Gondor.	345 - 345	429 - 430	391 - 392	379 - 380	1101 - 1102	1039 - 1039	1395 -	426 - 428	423 - 424	1064 - 1064	1324 - 1325	-
		Many lords and . . . West over Sea.	345 - 346	430 - 431	392 - 393	380 - 381	1102 - 1102	1039 - 1040	1396 - 1397	428 - 429	424 - 425	1064 - 1065	1325 - 1326	23130 - 23148	XB	XB	XB
		Of the Kings . . . creatures more evil.	346 - 348	431 - 434	393 - 396	381 - 383	1102 - 1105	1040 - 1042	1397 - 1401	429 - 432	425 - 429	1065 - 1067	1326 - 1329	23148 - 23202	XC	XC	XC
		1. Eorl the Young . . . son, became king.	349 - 349	434 - 435	396 - 397	383 - 384	1105 - 1105	1042 - 1043	1401 - 1402	432 - 433	429 - 430	1068 - 1068	1329 - 1329	23205 - 23217	XD	XD	XD
		10. Frealaf Hildeson . . . that it gave him.	349 - 349	435 - 435	397 - 397	384 - 385	1106 - 1106	1043 - 1043	1402 - 1402	433 - 434	430 - 430	1068 - 1069	1330 - 1330	23219 - 23227	XE	XE	XE
		14. Folcwine . . . supporting its enemies.	349 - 350	435 - 436	397 - 398	385 - 385	1106 - 1107	1043 - 1044	1402 - 1403	434 - 435	430 - 431	1069 - 1069	1330 - 1331	23227 - 23239	XF	XF	XF
		17. Theoden . . . line was begun.	350 - 351	436 - 436	398 - 398	386 - 386	1107 - 1107	1044 - 1044	1403 -	435 - 435	431 - 431	1069 - 1069	1331 - 1331	-
		In 2989 Theodwyn . . . had called Steelsheen.	351 - 351	437 - 437	398 - 399	386 - 386	1107 - 1107	1044 - 1044	1404 - 1404	435 - 436	431 - 432	1070 - 1070	1331 - 1332	23244 - 23253	XG	XG	XG
		2991 - FA 63 (3084) Eomer . . . Eomer grew old.	351 - 352	437 - 438	399 - 400	386 - 387	1107 - 1108	1044 - 1045	1404 - 1405	436 - 437	432 - 433	1070 - 1071	1332 - 1332	23254 - 23268	XH	XH	XH
	III	Concerning the beginning . . . began to dwindle.	352 - 352	438 - 439	400 - 401	387 - 388	1108 - 1109	1045 - 1046	1406 - 1406	437 - 438	434 - 434	1071 - 1071	1333 - 1333	23269 - 23282	YA	YA	YA
		It came to pass . . . great cold-drake.	353 - 353	439 - 440	401 - 401	388 - 389	1109 - 1109	1046 - 1046	1406 - 1407	438 - 439	434 - 435	1071 - 1072	1333 - 1334	23282 - 23294	YB	YB	YB
		Not long after . . . little or none.	353 - 357	440 - 445	401 - 407	389 - 393	1109 - 1113	1046 - 1050	1407 - 1413	439 - 445	435 - 441	1072 - 1076	1334 - 1339	23295 - 23392	YC	YC	YC
		Of this Ring . . . at last he died.	357 - 358	445 - 447	407 - 408	394 - 395	1113 - 1114	1050 - 1051	1413 - 1414	445 - 447	441 - 442	1076 - 1077	1339 - 1340	23393 - 23415	YD	YD	YD
		So Thorin Oakenshield . . . iron on the anvil.	358 - 358	447 - 447	408 - 409	395 - 395	1114 - 1115	1051 - 1051	1414 -	447 - 447	442 - 443	1077 - 1077	1340 - 1340	-
		But at last . . . grandson of Thror.	358 - 359	447 - 448	409 - 409	395 - 396	1115 - 1115	1051 - 1052	1415 - 1416	447 - 448	443 - 444	1077 - 1078	1340 - 1341	23423 - 23439	YE	YE	YE
		The story is told . . . say in Middle-Earth.	359 - 360	448 - 449	410 - 411	396 - 397	1115 - 1116	1052 - 1053	1416 -	448 - 450	444 - 445	1078 - 1080	1341 - 1342	-
		Dis was the . . . in their crafts.	360 - 360	449 - 449	411 - 411	397 - 397	1116 - 1116	1053 - 1053	1417 - 1419	450 - 450	445 - 447	1080 - 1080	1342 - 1342	23477 - 23485	YF	YF	YF
		Gimli Gloin's son . . . of this matter.	360 - 362	449 - 451	411 - 412	397 - 399	1116 - 1118	1053 - 1055	1419 - 1419	450 - 452	447 - 447	1080 - 1081	1342 - 1344	23485 - 23497	YG	YG	YG
Appendix B	Intro	The First Age ended . . . not recorded here.	363 - 363	452 - 452	414 - 414	400 - 400	1119 - 1119	1057 - 1057	1420 -	453 - 453	448 - 448	1082 - 1082	1345 - 1345	-
	2 Age	These were the dark . . . Second Age ends.	363 - 365	452 - 455	414 - 416	400 - 402	1119 - 1121	1057 - 1059	-	453 - 456	448 - 451	1082 - 1084	1345 - 1347	-
	3 Age	These were the fading . . . I will await you.	365 - 366	455 - 456	417 - 418	403 - 404	1121 - 1122	1059 - 1060	1423 - 1424	456 - 457	451 - 452	1084 - 1085	1347 - 1348	23554 - 23573	ZA	ZA	ZA
	3 Age	2: Isildur plants a . . . scroll of Isildur.	366 - 371	456 - 463	418 - 424	404 - 410	1122 - 1127	1060 - 1065	1424 -	458 - 466	452 - 460	1085 - 1090	1349 - 1355	-
	Great Y	12: Gandalf reaches . . . passing of Sauron.	372 - 375	463 - 468	425 - 428	410 - 415	1127 - 1131	1065 - 1069	-	466 - 472	460 - 465	1091 - 1094	1355 - 1359	-
		After the fall . . . in Caras Galad[h]on.	375 - 375	468 - 468	429 - 429	415 - 415	1131 - 1131	1069 - 1069	1437 - 1438	472 - 472	465 - 466	1094 - 1094	1360 - 1360	23770 - 23782	ZB	ZB	ZB
		At the same time . . . King of the West.	375 - 376	468 - 469	429 - 430	415 - 416	1131 - 1132	1069 - 1069	1438 - 1439	473 - 473	466 - 466	1095 - 1095	1360 - 1360	23782 - 23790	ZC	ZC	ZC
	Chief D	March 27: Bard . . . returns to Bag End.	376 - 377	469 - 470	430 - 431	416 - 418	1132 - 1133	1070 - 1071	1439 -	473 - 475	467 - 469	1095 - 1096	1361 - 1362	-
	Later E	1422: With the beginning . . . for the second time.	377 - 377	470 - 471	431 -	418 - 418	1133 - 1133	1071 - 1071	1441 - 1441	475 -	469 - 469	1096 - 1097	1362 - 1363	23842 - 23849	ZD	ZD	ZD
		1436: King Elessar . . . honour to Queen Arwen.	378 - 378	471 - 471	- 432	418 - 419	1133 - 1133	1071 - 1072	1441 - 1441	- 476	469 - 469	1097 - 1097	1363 - 1363	23849 - 23850			PP
		1441: Master Samwise . . . as deputy mayor.	378 - 378	471 - 471	432 -	419 - 419	1133 - 1133	1072 - 1072	1441 -	476 -	470 -	1097 - 1097	1363 - 1363	23851 - 23852			PP
		1448: Master Samwise . . . great of Gondor.	378 - 378	471 - 472	- 433	419 - 420	1133 - 1134	1072 - 1072	- 1443	- 477	- 471	1097 - 1098	1363 - 1364	23852 - 23867	ZE	ZE	ZE
		1541: In this year . . . of the Ring.	378 - 378	472 - 472	433 - 433	420 - 420	1134 - 1134	1072 - 1072	1443 - 1443	477 - 477	471 - 471	1098 - 1098	1364 - 1364	23867 - 23870	ZF	ZF	ZF
Appendix C		The names given . . . [END TREES]	379 - 383	473 - 477	434 - 438	421 - 425	1135 - 1139	1073 - 1077	1444 -	478 - 482	472 -	1099 - 1105	1365 - 1371	-
Appendix D		[CALENDAR] . . . and feastings followed.	384 - 390	478 - 486	439 - 448	426 - 434	1140 - 1146	1079 - 1085	-	483 - 492	-	1106 - 1112	1372 - 1380	-
Appendix E		The Westron or . . . cirth, 57, 58.	391 - 404	487 - 504	449 - 466	435 - 451	1147 - 1160	1087 - 1100	-	493 - 512	-	1113 - 1126	1381 - 1397	-
Appendix F		The language represented . . . in his hearing.	405 - 416	505 - 520	467 - 481	452 - 466	1161 - 1172	1101 - 1112	-	513 - 530	-	1127 - 1138	1398 - 1412	-

The books listed below are used only for the Expanded Version of the Chronological Tolkien ordering. For an explanation of the Expanded Version, see the FAQ.

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

This book has been published separately and as part of several different collections. Fortunately, as with The Hobbit, there are only two breaks needed in this book, and they are easily identified by the poem numbers. So page numbers are not needed for the chronological reading system. But I give them here just for the sake of completeness:

Edition "a": Published separately as The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Houghton Mifflin hardcover (1963), illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Edition "d": In the collection entitled The Tolkien Reader. Del Rey paperback, sometime in the early 2000s.
Edition "f": In the collection entitled Tales from the Perilous Realm, expanded edition, illustrated by Alan Lee. Houghton Mifflin hardcover (2008) and HarperCollins mid-sized paperback (2008).

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Pages (d)	Pages (f)	Expanded (13-book) Section
Preface		The Red Book . . . that Age ended.	7 - 9	191 - 194	169 - 173	FC
Poems	1 - 2	1. The Adventures . . . and find them.	11 - 23	197 - 210	175 - 189	FD
Poems	3 - 16	3. Errantry . . . song has faded.	24 - 64	211 - 251	191 - 242	FE

The History of Middle-Earth

The Expanded Version of the Chronological Tolkien ordering uses five of the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-Earth: The Lost Road, Sauron Defeated, Morgoth's Ring, The War of the Jewels), and The Peoples of Middle-Earth. So far, I have only found one pagination of all of these books, and I suspect that this is the only way they have been released, with the possible exception of The Lost Road.

Edition "a": Houghton Mifflin hardcover (1987 to 1996), HarperCollins hardcover (1991 to 1996, re-released 2010), and HarperCollins mid-sized paperback (1993 to 1997, re-released 2002).

I know that the The Lost Road has been published as an American mass-market paperback by Ballantine / Del Rey, but I have not found a copy yet. None of the later volumes have been released in this edition; apparently sales in the United States were not high enough to justify a paperback release of the later volumes of The History of Middle-Earth.

The Lost Road ("History of Middle-Earth" vol. 5)

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Expanded (13-book) Section
(various)		This fifth volume . . . in this section.	1 - 35
The Lost Road	i	For the texts . . . a brief commentary.	36 - 36
		Alboin! Alboin! . . . into sudden darkness.	36 - 53	GC
		Commentary on Chapters . . . Etymologies, stem KHER.	53 - 56
	ii	My father said . . . by numbered notes.	57 - 57
		Elendil was walking . . . out in a scrawl.	57 - 70	GD
		Notes on the Numenorean . . . feared in his own.	70 - 77
	iii	It cannot be shown . . . Aelfwine in the title.	77 - 102
		THE SONG OF AELFWINE . . . off from returning thither.	102 - 104	GE
		Here reappears the idea . . . Gondolin (II.158, 172, III.145-6).	104 - 104
(various)		In the fourth volume . . . to the North-west.	107 - 413

Sauron Defeated ("History of Middle-Earth" vol. 9)

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Expanded (13-book) Section
(various)		Long foreseen, the . . . on the galley proof.	3 - 113
The Epilogue	Story	The words that end . . . in the appendices.	114 - 133	GF
The Epilogue	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	133 - 135
(various)		When I wrote . . . stones are present.	136 - 137
Notion Club Papers	Intro	On 18 December 1844 . . . [END NOTES]	145 - 153
	Foreword	These Papers have a . . . are largely concerned.	155 - 158	GG
	Members	MEMBERS OF THE NOTION . . . initials never appear.	158 - 160
	Part 1	Night 54 . . . WTJ. RS. JJ. JJR.	161 - 211
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	211 - 222
	Part 2	PART TWO . . . Club Papers abandoned?	222 - 282	GH
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	282 - 299
	Maj. Divs.	MAJOR DIVERGENCES . . . in line 2.	299 - 327
(various)		THE DROWNING OF . . . and Arundel Lowdham.	331 - 440

Morgoth's Ring ("History of Middle-Earth" vol. 10)

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Expanded (13-book) Section
(various)		The evidence is . . . he grew swiftly.	3 - 207
Laws & Customs		LAWS AND CUSTOMS . . . Aelfwine's Preamble.	207 - 209
		The Eldar grew . . . So spoke Aelfwine.	209 - 225	GI
		OF THE SEVERANCE . . . father abandoned it.	225 - 227	GJ
		NOTES . . . is notably similar.	228 - 233
		It was answered . . . as has been told.	233 - 247	GK
		But after a while . . . Eldar concerning it.	247 - 251	GL
		The Fate of Men . . . with Arda at all.	251 - 251	GM
		At the end of . . . in this book.	251 - 251
		Fate of Immortal . . . provinces of one Ea.	251 - 252	GN
		At the head of . . . [END NOTES]	252 - 253
(various)		The next version . . . Andreth (see pp. 304, 360).	254 - 300
Athrabeth F. & A.	Intro	With this very . . . the typescript version.	303 - 304
	Story	Now the Eldar . . . gazed at the fire.	304 - 313	GO
	Story	Do you think . . . brother -- and me.	313 - 326	GP
	Notes	NOTES . . . (see note 10 above).	326 - 329
	Commentary	This is not presented . . . of its being.	329 - 345
	Tale of Adanel	Then Andreth being . . . there before them.	345 - 349	GQ
	Notes	Together with the . . . unspoiled by evil.	349 - 366
Myths Transformed	(various)	In this last section . . . numbered (i), (ii), and (iii).	369 - 394
	Motives in Sil.	Sauron was greater . . . tendencies they possessed.	394 - 406	GR
	Motives in Sil.	Despite its incomplete . . . [END NOTES]	406 - 408
	(various)	In the last sentence . . . [END NOTES]	408 - 431

The War of the Jewels ("History of Middle-Earth" vol. 11)

Story	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Expanded (13-book) Section
(various)	The history of the . . . mysterious nature.	3 - 247
Wanderings of Hurin	In The Wanderings of . . . the Quenta of 1930.	251 - 252
	Especially Morgoth endeavoured . . . the land of Hithlum.	252 - 254	GS
	Of the wanderings . . . asterisks on pp. 264-5.	254 - 260
	It is said . . . with his friends.	260 - 265	GT
	In the foregoing . . . typescript of Harathor).	265 - 271
	Now Hurin, coming into . . . of Cabed Naeramarth.	271 - 273	GU
	But Hurin did not look . . . that she had died.	273 - 274
	So passed Morwen . . . towards the Hauð-en-Elleth.	274 - 297	GV
	Both my father's . . . [END NOTES]	297 - 310
(various)	In Unfiniished Tales . . . bosom of the world.	311 - 424

The Peoples of Middle-Earth ("History of Middle-Earth" vol. 12)

Story	Chapter	Paragraphs	Pages (a)	Expanded (13-book) Section
(various)		It is remarkable . . . all may have been.	3 - 139
History of Akallabeth		The development of . . . are described as Elvish:	140 - 144
		The legends of the . . . ships or guides.	144 - 145	GW
		In this paragraph . . . [END NOTES]	145 - 165
(various)		The chronology of . . . [END NOTES]	166 - 405
The New Shadow	Intro	This story, or fragment . . . dates from that time.	409 - 410
		Such as the evidence . . . orc-cults among adolescents.	410 - 410	GX
		To form the text . . . in B to Saelon.	410 - 410
	Story	THE NEW SHADOW . . . (but non-human) form.	410 - 418	GY
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	418 - 421
Tal-Elmar	Intro	The tale of Tal-Elmar . . . of thou and you.	422 - 422
	Story	In the days of . . . Rhun, and Ettenmoors.	423 - 437	GZ
	Notes	NOTES . . . [END NOTES]	437 - 438

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