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J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography
biography by Humphrey Carpenter
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, written by Humphrey Carpenter, was first published in 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. 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 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 developing skill
