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J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography
The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien. In the 25 years since Tolkien's death in September , millions have read The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. Born in Bloemfontein in January , John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood, brought up in near-poverty and almost thwarted in adolescent romance. He served in the First World War, surviving the Battle of the Somme, where he lost some of his closest friends, and returned to academic life, achieving high repute as a scholar and university teacher, eventually becoming Merton Professor of English at Oxford. Then suddenly his life changed dramatically. One day while marking essay papers he found himself writing 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit' - and worldwide renown awaited him. Humphrey Carpenter was given unrestricted access to all Tolkien's papers, and interviewed his friends and family. From these sources he follows the long and painful process of creation that produced The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and offers a wealth of information about the life and work of the twentieth century's most cherished author.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition] ; 1st printing ; pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm ; ISBN: ; ; LCCN: ; LC: PRO32; Dewey: B; NLC: PRO64 ; OCLC: ; Contents: A visit -- : early years. Bloemfontein ; Birmingham ; "Private-lang." and Edith ; "T.C., B.S., etc." ; Oxford ; Reunion ; War ; The breaking of the fellowship -- : the making of a mythology. Lost tales ; Oxford interlude ; Northern venture -- (I) : "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit". Oxford life ; Photographs observed ; "He had been inside language" ; Jack ; Northmoor Road ; The storyteller -- (II) : the third age. Enter Mr. Baggins ; "The new Hobbit" -- : Success. Slamming the gates ; A big risk ; Cash or kudos -- : Last years. Headington ; Bournemouth ; Merton Street -- The tree.; "The authorized biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the epic 'The Lord of the Rings.'" ; some wear to dustjacket ; text on flylef, G/G. Book.
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