Lewis and the other writers known as The Inklings. After the war he returned to the academic life, achieving high repute as a scholar and university teacher, eventually becoming Merton Professor of English at Oxford where he was a close friend of C.S. He served in the first World War, surviving the Battle of the Somme, where he lost many of the closest friends he’d ever had. Title: TOLKIEN The Authorized Biography Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, New York Publication Date: 1977 Binding: Hardcover Edition: First Edition Second Printing. She tutored him in German, Latin, French, and botany (as one does). Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty. Mabel Tolkien (née Suffield, 18701904) had taught him to read by the age of four, and to write soon after. He was orphaned as a child and brought up in near-poverty as a catholic. Tolkien 4.8 out of 5 stars 355 Hardcover 35 offers from 21. Tolkien 4.8 out of 5 stars 761 Paperback 56 offers from 10.21 The Fall of Nmenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth J. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa, Bloemfontein, on the 3th of January 1892. Tolkien: A Biography Humphrey Carpenter 4.7 out of 5 stars 741 Paperback 63 offers from 3.60 The Letters Of J.r.r. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection. Product Description The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. Tolkien Biography & Autobiography Antiquarian & Collectible Books.

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