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J. R. R. Tolkien

by Humphrey Carpenter
Roger May
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The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, released for the first time on audio.In more than 40 years since Tolkien's 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.Born in Bloemfontein in January 1892, 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 Hobbit, 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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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780008287207
  • File size: 331940 KB
  • Release date: July 19, 2018
  • Duration: 11:31:32

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780008287207
  • File size: 331978 KB
  • Release date: July 19, 2018
  • Duration: 11:35:31
  • Number of parts: 11

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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1250
Text Difficulty:9-12

The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, released for the first time on audio.In more than 40 years since Tolkien's 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.Born in Bloemfontein in January 1892, 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 Hobbit, 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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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction