The real JRR Tolkien : the man who created Middle-Earth /
Xander, Jesse,author.
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 The 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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166).
Introduction : on leaf moulds -- A sickly boy in Bloemfontein -- The ogres at Sarehold -- City languages and warring trees -- The lost and found boys -- Mabel, Belladonna, Edith, Lúthien -- A holiday, and isolation in Oxford -- On the eve of war -- Shells burst -- Remembrance -- Oxford, Leeds and back again -- A long spell in Oxford, Hwaete -- On discovering hobbits -- The new language of war -- Writing in a fallen earth -- The story rings true -- A twilight time in the healing houses -- Legacy, or the sub-creations.
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 The 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.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Authors, English