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Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien | |
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About 140 pages (42,068 words) in 8 products |
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J. R. R. Tolkien | | Birth Date: |
January 3, 1892 | | Death Date: |
September 2, 1973 | | Place of Birth: |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | | Place of Death: |
Bournemouth, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, essayist, poet, editor |
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 Biography of J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien
9822 words, approx. 32.7 pages
 J. R. R. Tolkien's most familiar creation, the hobbits of Middle-earth, belonged only to his private world until September 1937. Before then they were known only to his children, his great friend C. S. Lewis, and a few other people. The print run of what... summary from source:
Biography of J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien
6268 words, approx. 20.9 pages
The place in fantasy literature earned by J. R. R. Tolkien is indisputable. Tolkien is directly responsible for the rising popularity of fantasy literature in the late twentieth century. While authors such as Anne McCaffrey may dominate the scene of mode... summary from source:
 Biography of J. R. R. Tolkien
5343 words, approx. 17.8 pages
The driving passion of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's literary life was to make his "fairystories" so complete in description and detail, so varied in character and action, so expansive in philosophy and religion, as to be "real." He was in every way the pe...
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1,196 words, approx. 4 pages
 "Farmer Giles of Ham" is a short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and published in 1949. The story describes a series of encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily dragon named Chrysophylax. It is set in a fantasy Great Britain of long ago,...
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 The Economist (US) Here comes farmer Giles-san. (Japanese agriculture )
06/08/1991: 1,199 words, approx. 4 pages FORGET cars and electronic wizardry for the moment. The new surprise that Japan has for the world is farm products. A keenly competitive industry is in the making. Japanese farmers are producing four times as much livestock as they did in the 1960s.... summary from source:
The Daily Mail (London, England) 'She's more frumpy than Farmer Giles; Susannah & Trinny.
05/08/2003: 690 words, approx. 2 pages THE SUBJECT: Angela Tocher lives with her husband Duncan, a plumber, and their sons Callum, eight, and Samuel, five. She works part time at Gatwick Airport. THE PROBLEM:'I put on a clean pair of jeans the other day and my son...
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Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien | |
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About 140 pages (42,068 words) in 8 products |
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