Sunday, September 22nd is not only known as The Hobbit Day, but JRR Tolkien Week as well. Created by the American Tolkien Society in 1978, both celebrations are dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of author JRR Tolkien, his books, and his beloved characters.
John Ronald Reuel (JRR) Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, he was an English writer and philologist. His most notable, and widely recognized, work includes The Lord of the Rings series, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and others.
While much has been documented about Tolkien’s life as an author, Pen & Sword’s The Real JRR Tolkien: The Man Who Created Middle Earth offers fans a deeper look into the early years of his life and so on. The book features an analysis of Tolkien’s “influences, friendships, triumphs and tragedies that forged the worlds of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.”
Author Jesse Xander is a writer and anthropologist who began independently researching Middle Earth and its languages by applying their anthropological tools to Tolkien’s world. Utilizing contemporary sources to conduct their research, Jesse offers their readers a unique insight into one of Britain’s greatest authors from life, legacy, and death.
The Real JRR Tolkien: The Man Who Created Middle Earth is a comprehensive biography of the linguist and writer; taking the reader from his formative years of home-schooling, through the spires of Oxford, to his romance with his wife-to-be on the brink of war, and onwards into his phenomenal academic success and his creation of the seminal high fantasy world of Middle Earth. The Real JRR Tolkien delves into his influences, places, friendships, triumphs and tragedies, with particular emphasis on how his remarkable life and loves forged the worlds of The Hobbit and 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 cradle to grave to legacy.
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