Bibliograph

J.R.R. Tolkien, a biography, Humphrey Carpenter

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J.R.R. Tolkien, a biography, Humphrey Carpenter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

"Sources and acknowledgements": pages 276-279"The published writings of J.R.R. Tolkien": pages 266-275

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individual biography

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illustrationsportraitsgenealogical tablesplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

J.R.R. Tolkien

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44431244

Responsibility statement

Humphrey Carpenter

Sub title

a biography

Summary

A biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the fictional world of Middle-Earth, discussing his early life, his career as a scholar and teacher, his decision to write and the development of his work

Table Of Contents

Part 1. A visit -- Part 2. 1892-1916 : early years. Bloemfontein ; Birmingham ; "Private-lang." and Edith ; "T.C., B.S., etc." ; Oxford ; Reunion ; War ; The breaking of the fellowship -- Part 3. 1917-1925 : the making of a mythology. Lost tales ; Oxford interlude ; Northern venture -- Part 4. 1925-1949 (I) : "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit". Oxford life ; Photographs observed ; "He had been inside language" ; Jack ; Northmoor Road ; The storyteller -- Part 5. 1925-1949 (II) : the third age. Enter Mr. Baggins ; "The new Hobbit" -- Part 6. 1949-1966 : Success. Slamming the gates ; A big risk ; Cash or kudos -- Part 7. 1959-1973 : Last years. Headington ; Bournemouth ; Merton Street -- Part 8. The tree -- Appendix A. Simplified genealogical table -- Appendix B. Chronology of events -- Appendix C. The published writings of J.R.R. Tolkien -- Appendix D. Sources and acknowledgements

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Tolkien, a biography

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