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1977 biography by Humphrey Carpenter

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The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met JRR Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien's th Anniversary.

The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met JRR Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien's th Anniversary.

In this book I have quoted J. R. R. Tolkien's words usually without giving references to the sources of the quotations.

JRR Tolkien: A Biography is a biography book by Humphrey Carpenter.

Tolkien: a biography.

This book is based upon the letters, diaries, and other papers of the late Professor JRR Tolkien, and upon the reminiscences of his family and friends.

R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, written by Humphrey Carpenter, was first published in 1977. It is called the "authorized biography" of J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.^[1] It was first published in London by George Allen & Unwin, then in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Company.

It has been reprinted many times since.

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Synopsis

Carpenter begins with a visit to Tolkien.

Introductory Books.

He then describes Tolkien's early years, from South Africa to Birmingham and Oxford, and Tolkien's experience of fighting in the trenches of Northern France. He then explores how the legendarium came into being, from the Book of Lost Tales in 1917 onwards.

The story of how Tolkien came to write The Hobbit, with the famous first line "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit", is set in the context of life at the University of Oxford, Tolkien's love of language, and his d