J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life Inspired

by Wyatt North

Book Overview

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford. His research on Beowulf is still considered a standard in the field. Tolkien, however, unlike most Oxford dons, stepped out of his role as professor to create popular literature. Tolkien's best-known writings were The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, in which he created a fully realized world known as Middle-earth, vaguely identifiable as Northern Europe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503228045
• ISBN13: 9781503228047
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"