J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography Summary
Humphrey Carpenter

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J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography Summary

"J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography" by Humphrey Carpenter is a biography of the well known author of the classic tales "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where his father, Arthur Tolkien, worked in the banking industry. Tolkien, who was called Ronald, spent his first five years in South Africa before returning to England to visit family. While...

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