The Literary Masterpieces of J.R.R. Tolkien An Enduring Legacy

Anglo-Saxon scholar and writer Graduated in Classics and English at Oxford, J.R.R Tolkien served at the Battle of the Somme and was invalided home with ... Tolkien's early years. Tolkien's parents, Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Suffield, grew up in Birmingham. Arthur Tolkien's father, a music-seller and piano teacher, ... ( 1st Printing of the FIRST EDITION -1st ISSUE export edition ) ---hardcover, a very nice example with a bit of light rubbing to tips, a bit of offset to ... J.R.R. Tolkien suffered a tarantula bite while in their garden. That was likely the inspiration for Shelob, who later appeared in his Lord of ... Tolkien is the author of several critically acclaimed fantasy novels including the Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 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. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 – 1973) was a philologist and English writer best known for his novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He was a close ... From his contributions to the study of language in literature to the creation of Middle-earth, J.R.R. Tolkien inspired so much of modern day ... 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 ... 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 ...