J.R.R. Tolkien



J.R.R. Tolkien

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born December 13, 1901
died September 02, 1973
gender male
place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
website http://www.tolkiensociety.org/
genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books
influences His love of myths and devout faith came together in his assertion that he believed that mythology is the divine echo of "the Truth". This view was expressed in his poem Mythopoeia, and his idea that myths held "fundamental truths" became a central theme of the Inklings in general.

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, hailed by many as the great linguist of the modern ages,was an English writer, poet, philologist and university professor, best known as the author of the fantasy classics The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
After his death, Tolkien's son, Christopher, published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about an imagined world called Arda, and Middle-earth within it. Tolkien applied the word legendarium to the totality of these writings.

books by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Hobbit, The Hobbit, The (Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 4.04 — 47302 ratings — published 1937
214 editions
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The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 4.22 — 31434 ratings — published 1976
90 editions
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The Two Towers The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 4.31 — 14706 ratings — published 1965
91 editions
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J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 4.59 — 1887 ratings — published 2001
14 editions
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Unfinished Tales Unfinished Tales (Hardcover)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 3.71 — 628 ratings — published 1992
25 editions
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The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 4.55 — 373 ratings — published 1995
188 editions
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The Book of Lost Tales, Part O... The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 1)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 3.59 — 397 ratings — published 1992
11 editions
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Smith of Wootton Major & Farme... Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham (Mass Market Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 3.76 — 350 ratings — published 1949
3 editions
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The Book of Lost Tales, Part T... The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 3.74 — 302 ratings — published 1992
8 editions
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The Tolkien Reader The Tolkien Reader (Mass Market Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
avg rating 3.88 — 240 ratings — published 1986
4 editions
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quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

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"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
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"Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends."
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"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say"
J.R.R. Tolkien
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