The Lost Road and Other Writings is the fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, a series of compilations of drafts and essays written by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited and published posthumously in 1987 by Christopher Tolkien.

It contains the following pieces:

1. "The Early History of the Legend" - an introduction to the following two pieces, detailing how Tolkien's correspondence with C. S. Lewis led to the writing of The Lost Road.
2. The Fall of Númenor - an early draft of the Akallabêth
3. The Lost Road - a story that connects Tolkien's other tales to the present
4. The later Annals of Beleriand
5. The later Annals of Valinor
6. The Ainulindalë - an early version of The Music of the Ainur
7. The Lhammas ("Account of Tongues") - an overview of the various languages of the Elves
8. Quenta Silmarillion - a draft of The Silmarillion
9. The Etymologies - a long list of words and roots, the best source on Elvish languages
10. The second Silmarillion map

The History of Middle-earth

The Lost Road and Other Writings