The Real JRR Tolkien
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The Real JRR Tolkien

The Man Who Created Middle-Earth

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The Real JRR Tolkien

The Man Who Created Middle-Earth

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This comprehensive biography of the author of The Lord of the Rings explores his life and work as a pioneering linguist and writer. In The Real J.R.R. Tolkien, biographer Jesse Xander presents a complete picture of the legendary author. Beginning with Tolkien's formative years of home-schooling, the narrative continues through the spires of Oxford, his romance with his wife-to-be on the brink of the Great War, and onwards into his phenomenal academic success and his creation of the seminal high fantasy world of Middle Earth. This thoroughly researched biography delves into Tolkien's influences, places, friendships, triumphs and tragedies, with particular emphasis on how his remarkable life and loves forged the worlds of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Using contemporary sources and comprehensive research, The Real JRR Tolkien offers a unique insight into the life and times of one of Britain's greatest authors, from early life to immortal legacy.

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Publisher
White Owl
Year
2021
ISBN
9781526765161
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction: On Leaf-Moulds
  8. Chapter 1 A Sickly Boy in Bloemfontein
  9. Chapter 2 The Ogres at Sarehole
  10. Chapter 3 City Languages and Warring Trees
  11. Chapter 4 The Lost and Found Boys
  12. Chapter 5 Mabel, Belladonna, Edith, LĂșthien
  13. Chapter 6 A Holiday, and Isolation in Oxford
  14. Chapter 7 On the Eve of War
  15. Chapter 8 Shells Burst
  16. Chapter 9 Remembrance
  17. Chapter 10 Oxford, Leeds and Back Again
  18. Chapter 11 A Long Spell in Oxford, Hwaete
  19. Chapter 12 On Discovering Hobbits
  20. Chapter 13 The News Language of War
  21. Chapter 14 Writing in a Fallen Earth
  22. Chapter 15 The Story Rings True
  23. Chapter 16 A Twilight Time in the Healing Houses
  24. Chapter 17 Legacy, or the Sub-creations
  25. Appendix
  26. Notes
  27. Bibliography
  28. Plate section