tolkien, j. r. r

"A stirring group biography of the Inklings, the Oxford writing club featuring J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis"--.

A brief biography of English author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Christopher Tolkien chronicles his father's creation of the classic fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings," presenting early notes, outlines, drafts, and sketches, discussing the story up to the arrival of the Company of the Ring at the tomb of Balin.

J.R.R. Tolkien transformed his love for arcane linguistics into the imaginary world of Middle Earth, a world filled with characters that readers everywhere have loved for generations. When the new millennium arrived, lists were created for everything that was 20th century. What was the best book or the best author of the 20th century? As list after list was created, all over the world, J.R.R. Tolkien and his trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, was found at the top of every list. Only two authors had more than one book in Amazon's Top 20 Books for the 2oth century : J.R.R. Tolkien and William Shakespeare. But J.R.R. Tolkien's first book, The Hobbit, came very close to never being published. Devin Brown's book tells the amazing story of how this came about.

Presents alphabetized entries on 129 races, creatures, flora, and deities from author J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and Undying Lands, and includes a map, a chronology, a source index, elf and human genealogies, over one hundred black-and-white illustrations, and thirty-six paintings.

Celebrates Tolkien's literary legacy and the spiritual values that undergirded his imaginary Middle-Earth.

Chronicles the life and writing career of author J.R.R. Tolkien, examining his childhood as an orphan and the research that went into writing the "Lord of the Rings" books.

Presents a look at the life and work of English author J.R.R. Tolkien, providing information on his childhood, his education, and his contribution to literature.