[Sam Cree]

"These articles start with The Silmarillion"

Does that mean that the Tolkien virgin read the Silmarillion first. 32 years later, I still haven't read it.

[JameRetief]

Yes, the Tolkien Virgin is reading the stories in "Middle Earth History" chronological order. He's a student of History, and he felt that it would be to his liking to read the stories of Middle Earth that way. It will make for interesting commentary when he finally reads through The Lord Of The Rings.