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. Humphrey Carpenter was given unrestricted access to all Tolkien's papers, and interviewed his friends and family. Tolkien: A Biography' by Humphrey Carpenter is an in-depth exploration of the life of one of the most beloved authors of the 20th. One day while grading essay papers he found himself writing 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit' - and worldwide renown awaited him. Then suddenly his life changed dramatically. 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.

Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (19541955), which. 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. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (18921973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty.

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. The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. 9 1992 by Humphrey Carpenter (Author) 764 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover from 27.73 6 Used from 27.73 Paperback 15.70 6 Used from 4.

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