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J. R. R. Tolkien

architect of Middle Earth : a biography

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Surprisingly little is known about the personal life of the creator of Middle Earth. This man, who was embarrassed by success, lived most of his life as an Oxford scholar in the surrounds of a cloistered academic community. As a child in South Africa, Tolkien was kidnapped by a native and taken into the bush. As a youngster in the industrial city of Birmingham, England, Tolkien was raised by a Catholic priest. And as a young adult, Tolkien lived through the bloody horror of the trenches of World War I. How these experiences shaped his incredible imagination is just one of the areas that Daniel Grotta tries to uncover. - Back cover.

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Running Press
Language
English
Pages
165

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Cover of: The biography of J. R. R. Tolkien
The biography of J. R. R. Tolkien: architect of Middle-Earth
1978, Running Press
in English - 2d ed.
Cover of: J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien: architect of Middle Earth : a biography
1976, Running Press
in English
Cover of: J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien: architect of Middle Earth : a biography
1976, Running Press
in English

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Philadelphia

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 162-165.
Later (c1978) ed. published under title: The biography of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
828/.9/1209, B
Library of Congress
PR6039.O32 Z65 1976

The Physical Object

Pagination
165 p. ;
Number of pages
165

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5195281M
Internet Archive
jrrtolkienarchit00grot
ISBN 10
0914294296, 0914294288
LCCN
75017046
Library Thing
46424
Goodreads
1406597
1152665

Excerpts

JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN, the first child of Arthur and Mabel Tolkien, was born one hot Sunday morning in 1892 after a difficult labor.
added anonymously.
JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN, the first child of Arthur and Mabel Tolkien, was born one hot Sunday morning in 1892 after a difficult labor.
added anonymously.

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