J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography
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J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, written by Humphrey Carpenter
, was first published in 1977. It is called the "authorized biography" of J. R. R. Tolkien
, creator of The Lord of the Rings
and many other works.http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/booksabouttolkien/biography/description.htm It was first published in London by George Allen & Unwin, then published in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Company. It has been reprinted many times since.
Humphrey Carpenter
Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster.-Biography:...
, was first published in 1977. It is called the "authorized biography" of J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
, creator of The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
and many other works.http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/booksabouttolkien/biography/description.htm It was first published in London by George Allen & Unwin, then published in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Company. It has been reprinted many times since.