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'''Charles E. Noad''', a retired computer programmer, is a proofreader and writer. He has proofread ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' series and [[John D. Rateliff]]'s ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]''.<ref>[http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=234548 Three Tolkien Book Reviews-Charles Noad] at [http://www.lotrplaza.com Lotrplaza.com] (accessed 13 April 2011)</ref>
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'''Charles E. Noad''' (1 September 1947-[[13 July]] [[2023]])<ref> [[Douglas A. Anderson]], ''[https://tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com/2023/07/rip-charles-e-noad-1947-2023.html R.I.P. Charles E. Noad (1947-2023)]'' on tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com (accessed 6 July 2023) </ref>  was a computer programmer, a proofreader and writer. He proofread [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' series, and [[John D. Rateliff]]'s ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]''.<ref name=plaza>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100201112835/http://lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=234548 Three Tolkien Book Reviews-Charles Noad] at the Internet Archive (accessed 6 July 2023)</ref>
==Quotes==
{{blockquote|"Charles Noad is a retired computer programmer and sometime proofreader. He read The Lord of the Rings in 1961 and has more or less stuck with it since.
There isn't really terribly much beyond that to say, really, and I doubt if the Plaza's good readers would want a detailed life of Noad in any case."<ref name=plaza></ref>}} <small>[[Charles Noad]] in 2009, when asked to give biographical information on LOTRplaza.com </small>
==Bibliography, selected==
==Bibliography, selected==
===Books===
===Books===
*[[1977]]: ''The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings: A Discursive Enquiry Into Things Little Known on Middle-earth''  
*[[1977]]: ''[[The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings|The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings: A Discursive Enquiry Into Things Little Known on Middle-earth]]''  
===Articles===
===Articles===
* [[1979]]: [[Amon Hen 38|''Amon Hen'' 38]]
** "A Note on the Geography of the [[First Age]]"
* [[1982]]: [[Amon Hen 57|''Amon Hen'' 57]]
** "And Still They Come"
*[[1988]]: [[Amon Hen 91|''Amon Hen'' 91]]
** “‘Tolkien Reconsidered’: A Talk by [[Humphrey Carpenter]] Given at the Cheltenham Literary Festival,”
*[[1990]]: [[Mallorn 27|''Mallorn'' 27]]
*[[1990]]: [[Mallorn 27|''Mallorn'' 27]]
**"A Note on the Geography of the First Age" (reprinted from ''Amon Hen'' 38)
**"A Note on the Geography of the First Age" (reprinted from ''Amon Hen'' 38)
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*[[1992]]: ''[[Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992]]''
*[[1992]]: ''[[Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992]]''
**"The Tolkien Society"
**"The Tolkien Society"
*[[1994]]: [[Amon Hen 127|''Amon Hen'' 127]]
**"[[Donald Swann]] Obituary"
*[[1995]]: [[Amon Hen 131|''Amon Hen'' 131]]
**"Some Thoughts on the Matter of Turin"
*[[1995]]: ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]''
*[[1995]]: ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]''
**"Frodo and His Spectre: Blakean Resonances in Tolkien"
**"Frodo and His Spectre: Blakean Resonances in Tolkien"
*[[1996]]: [[Amon Hen 140|''Amon Hen'' 140]]
**"[[The Tolkien Society|TS]]'s Official [[Vera Chapman]] Obituary"
*[[1998]]: [[Amon Hen 150|''Amon Hen'' 150]]
**"The History of Amon Hen"
*[[2000]]: [[The Best of Amon Hen|''The Best of Amon Hen'' Part 1]]
**"Some Thoughts on the Matter of Turin"
**"[[Vera Chapman]] - 'Belladonna Took'"
**"Amon Hen - A Short History"
*[[2000]]: ''[[Tolkien's Legendarium]]''
*[[2000]]: ''[[Tolkien's Legendarium]]''
**"On the Construction of ''The Silmarillion''"
**"On the Construction of ''The Silmarillion''"
*[[2001]]: [[Amon Hen 167|''Amon Hen'' 167]]
*[[2001]]: [[Amon Hen 167|''Amon Hen'' 167]]
**"Obituary: [[Rayner Unwin]]"
**"Obituary: [[Rayner Unwin]]"
*[[2002]]: [[The Best of Amon Hen|''The Best of Amon Hen'' Part 2]]
**"A Tower in Beleriand"
*[[2005]]: [[Amon Hen 192|''Amon Hen'' 192]]
*[[2005]]: [[Amon Hen 192|''Amon Hen'' 192]]
**"Obituary: [[Humphrey Carpenter]]" (with Jessica Yates)
**"Obituary: [[Humphrey Carpenter]]" (with Jessica Yates)
*[[2007]]: [[Amon Hen 205|''Amon Hen'' 205]]
*[[2007]]: [[Amon Hen 205|''Amon Hen'' 205]]
**"Report: ''The Children of Húrin'' Launch" (with Jessica Yates)
**"Report: ''The Children of Húrin'' Launch" (with Jessica Yates)
* [[2010]]: [[Mallorn 50|''Mallorn'' 50]]
*[[2010]]: [[Mallorn 50|''Mallorn'' 50]]
** "The Tolkien Society - the early days"
**"The Tolkien Society - the early days"
*[[2010]]: [[Amon Hen 226|''Amon Hen'' 226]]
*[[2010]]: [[Amon Hen 226|''Amon Hen'' 226]]
**"R.G. Collingwood - Another Tolkien Reference"
**"R.G. Collingwood - Another Tolkien Reference"
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*[[2011]]: [[Amon Hen 229|''Amon Hen'' 229]]
*[[2011]]: [[Amon Hen 229|''Amon Hen'' 229]]
**"Report: Annual Dinner Speech"
**"Report: Annual Dinner Speech"
*[[2012]]: ''[[Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth]]''
**"Fate and Freedom in Tolkien's World: Unresolvable Paradox?"
*[[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 240|''Amon Hen'' 240]]
**"Obituary: [[Keith Bridges]]"
*[[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 242|''Amon Hen'' 242]]
**"Obituary: Howard Rosenblum"
*[[2015]]: [[Amon Hen 255|''Amon Hen'' 255]]
**"Rath Dínen: Rikki Breem" (with Jessica Yates)
*[[2016]]: [[Amon Hen 260|''Amon Hen'' 260]]
** "Rath Dínen: [[John Ellison|John Archdall Ellison]]"
*[[2018]]: [[Amon Hen 272|''Amon Hen'' 272]]
** "Obituary: Robert Murray SJ"
*[[2020]]: [[Amon Hen 281|''Amon Hen'' 281]]
** "Obituary: [[Christopher Tolkien]]"


===Reviews===
===Reviews===
*[[1978]]: [[Mallorn 12|''Mallorn'' 12]]
**''[[The Silmarillion]]''
*[[1980]]: [[Mallorn 14|''Mallorn'' 14]]
*[[1980]]: [[Mallorn 14|''Mallorn'' 14]]
**''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller]]''
**''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller]]''
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**''Arda Special''
**''Arda Special''
**''[[Root and Branch - Approaches towards Understanding Tolkien|Root and Branch]]''
**''[[Root and Branch - Approaches towards Understanding Tolkien|Root and Branch]]''
*[[2002]]: [[Mallorn 40|''Mallorn'' 40]]
**''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
*[[2003]]: [[Mallorn 41|''Mallorn'' 41]]
**''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
*[[2004]]: [[Mallorn 42|''Mallorn'' 42]]
**''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
*[[2006]]: [[Amon Hen 201|''Amon Hen'' 201]]
*[[2006]]: [[Amon Hen 201|''Amon Hen'' 201]]
**''[[The Ring of Words]]''
**''[[The Ring of Words]]''
*[[2008]]: [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]]
*[[2008]]: [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]]
**"Of Baggins, Bladorthin and Pryftan" (review of ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]'')
**"Of Baggins, Bladorthin and Pryftan" (review of ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]'')
*[[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 240|''Amon Hen'' 240]]
** "Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: J.R.R. Tolkien"
* [[2013]]: [[Mallorn 54|''Mallorn'' 54]]
** "A journey to the cinema" (review of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'')
==Awards==
* [[2024]]: '''[[Tolkien Society Awards| Tolkien Society Award]]: Outstanding Contribution''' (posthumous)


==External links==
* [https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2023/07/obituary-charles-noad/ Obituary: Charles Noad] on the [[The Tolkien Society|Tolkien Society]]'s website
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 17 April 2024

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Charles E. Noad
Biographical information
Born1 September 1947
Died13 July 2023
OccupationProgrammer, proofreader, writer

Charles E. Noad (1 September 1947-13 July 2023)[1] was a computer programmer, a proofreader and writer. He proofread The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, The History of Middle-earth series, and John D. Rateliff's The History of The Hobbit.[2]

Quotes[edit | edit source]

"Charles Noad is a retired computer programmer and sometime proofreader. He read The Lord of the Rings in 1961 and has more or less stuck with it since. There isn't really terribly much beyond that to say, really, and I doubt if the Plaza's good readers would want a detailed life of Noad in any case."[2]

Charles Noad in 2009, when asked to give biographical information on LOTRplaza.com

Bibliography, selected[edit | edit source]

Books[edit | edit source]

Articles[edit | edit source]

Reviews[edit | edit source]

Awards[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References

  1. ↑ Douglas A. Anderson, R.I.P. Charles E. Noad (1947-2023) on tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com (accessed 6 July 2023)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Three Tolkien Book Reviews-Charles Noad at the Internet Archive (accessed 6 July 2023)
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