Free to Borrow Books about Tintin and Hergé
The only requirement is to make an Internet Archive account. (If you already have an account, check if it was compromised in the recent hack and change your password.) Note that this is in no way a comprehensive list of works or an ideal Tintinology primer, just the books that have been made available on the archive, which also means that it contains everything from picture books to highly academic texts. However, I’ve marked with a * the books I think are best to start with.
Includes works in both English and French (plus a few in Spanish). Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have questions!
General reference
Tintin and the world of Hergé Benoît Peeters, 1989*
Tintin, Hergé and his creation Harry Thompson, 1991
Tintin: The Complete Companion Michael Farr, 2001*
The Pocket Essential Tintin (1st ed.) / (2nd ed.) Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, 2002 / 2007
Les mystères du Lotus Bleu Pierre Fresnault-Desruelle, 2006
Captain Haddock
Thompson and Thomson
Professor Calculus
Rastapopoulos (FR)
Tchang (FR) Michael Farr, 2007
Figurines Tintin: La Collection Officielle Daniel Couvreur, Frédéric Soumois, & Dominique Maricq, 2012-2015
Hergé Dada magazine, 2016
Catalogues
Hergé, 1922-1932 : les debuts d'un illustrateur ed. Benoît Peeters, 1987
Hergé dessinateur ed. Pierre Sterckx & Benoît Peeters, 1988
The adventures of Tintin at sea Yves Horeau, 2004
Musée Hergé / Tintin : the art of Hergé Michel Daubert, 2013*
L'univers du createur de Tintin Artcurial, 2023
Biography
Hergé : portrait biographique Thierry Smolderen & Pierre Sterckx, 1988
Entretiens avec Hergé / Conversations with Hergé (excerpts) Numa Sadoul, 1989*
Hergé / Hergé: The Man Who Created Tintin (abridged translation) Pierre Assouline, 1996
Les Aventures d'Hergé / The Adventures of Hergé Jean-Luc Fromental, José-Louis Bocquet, & Stanislas, 1999
Hergé, fils de Tintin / Hergé, son of Tintin Benoît Peeters, 2002
The adventures of Hergé, creator of Tintin Michael Farr, 2007
Hergé: lignes de vie Philippe Goddin, 2007
Analysis
Le Monde de Tintin Pol Vandromme, 1959
Tintin chez le psychanalyste Serge Tisseron, 1985
Hergé écrivain Jan Baetens, 1989
L’archipel Tintin A. Algoud, J.-M. Apostolidès, D. Cerbelaud, B. Peeters, P. Sterckx, 2003
Tintin and the secret of literature Tom McCarthy, 2008
Les Secrets d'Hergé dessinateur Bruno Cassiers, 2022
Fiction & Novelizations
Ma vie de chien Ariane Valadié, 1994
Tintin in the new world / Tintin en el nuevo mundo François Tuten, 1996
La vie cachée de Tintin Henri Roanne-Rosenblatt, 2005
Petit dictionnaire énervé de Tintin Albert Algoud, 2010
The Adventures of Tintin: a novel / Les Aventures de Tintin: le roman du film / Las aventuras de Tintín Alex Irvine, 2011
The adventures of Tintin : the chapter book (print disability borrow only) / Les aventures de Tintin: l'album du film Stephanie Peters, 2011
Tintin’s daring escape / Les évadés du Karaboudjan / Fuga temeraria
Danger at sea / Peligro en el mar
The mystery of the missing wallets Kirsten Mayer, 2011
Trivia
Êtes-vous tintinologue? François Hébert, 1983
Tintin and Snowy Big Activity Book Guy Harvey & Simon Beecroft, 2006
