The Fellowship of the Pen Tolkien and the Inklings Literary Circle

1. JRR Tolkien had a flair for the dramatic. As a linguist and expert on Old English and Old Norse literature, Tolkien was a professor at Oxford University ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The ... Tolkien's linguistic notes from 1936 show the eureka moment. He scribbled down an erupting plot idea about an island called Númenor that was drowned by the sea. J.R.R. Tolkien — Carpenter, Humphrey — The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. "One of the most interesting and readable ... J.R.R. Tolkien lived a long and fascinating life – not least because he lived through extraordinary times, serving as a Second Lieutenant in the ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE ( 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit ... The J.R.R. Tolkien Page at American Literature, featuring a biography and Free Library of the author's Novels, Stories, Poems, Letters, and Texts. Photo, Print, Drawing J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien, 1892-1973 ... [ b&w film copy neg. ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished ...