About J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, narrator, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of J.R.R. Tolkien include The Lord of the Rings, Ring Sets Out Book Lord of the Rings, Ring Goes East Book Lord of the Rings, and Appendices Final Book Lord of the Rings. He was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the high fantasy classic works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford from 1925 to 1945, and Merton Professor of English language and literature from 1945 to 1959. He was a close friend of C. S. Lewis – they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings.
Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
After his death, Tolkien's son, Christopher, published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about an imagined world called Arda, and Middle-earth within it. Between 1951 and 1955 Tolkien applied the word legendarium to the larger part of these writings.
While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings when they were published in paperback in the United States led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature—or more precisely, high fantasy. Tolkien's writings have inspired many other works of fantasy and have had a lasting effect on the entire field. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British writers since 1945'.
J.R.R. Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, narrator, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of J.R.R. Tolkien include The Lord of the Rings, Ring Sets Out Book Lord of the Rings, Ring Goes East Book Lord of the Rings, and Appendices Final Book Lord of the Rings. He was an English writer, poet, philologist,...
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| 2. Ka Hopita: a i 'ole, I Laula a Ho'i Hou mai (Hawaiian Edition) (Paperback)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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| 3. An Hobys, p�, An Fordh Dy ha Tre Arta (Cornish Edition) (Hardcover)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: J.R.R. Tolkien
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10/25/2014
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| 4. Bilbo's Last Song: At the Grey Havens (Hardcover)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Pauline Baynes
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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10/23/2012
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| 5. The Lord of the Rings (Paperback)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Mariner Books
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08/14/2012
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| 6. An Hobad, n� Anonn agus Ar Ais Ar�s (Irish Edition) (Hardcover)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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| 7. Letters From Father Christmas (Kindle Edition with Audio/Video)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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02/15/2012
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| 8. Tales from the Perilous Realm (Kindle Edition)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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| 9. The Book of Lost Tales, Part One: Part One: 1 (History of Middle-Earth) ...
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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| 10. The Children of Hurin (Kindle Edition)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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| 11. The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Ring...
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| 12. The Return of the King: Being theThird Part of the Lord of the Rings (Th...
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| 13. The Silmarillion (Kindle Edition)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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| 14. The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings (Lord of ...
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| 15. The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two: Part Two (History of Middle-Earth) (Ki...
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| 16. The Hobbit (Kindle Edition)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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| 17. Letters from Father Christmas Enhanced eBook (Kindle Edition with Audio/...
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
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01/01/2010
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| 18. The Hobbit (Audio CD)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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02/19/2009
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| 19. The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings) (Library Binding)
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| 20. Essential Tolkien CD (Audio CD)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Caedmon
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11/06/2007
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| 21. Le Seigneur des Anneaux, 3 Volumes :" La Communeaute de l'Anneau; L...
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: French & European Pubns
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10/01/2007
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| 22. The Hobbit (Hardcover)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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09/21/2007
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| 23. The Children of H�rin (Hardcover)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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04/17/2007
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| 24. The Children of Hurin (Hardcover)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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| 25. La Comunidad del Anillo = The Fellowship of the Ring (Senor de los Anilo...
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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