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2. J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography - Wikipedia

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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 Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. [1] It was first published in London by George Allen & Unwin, then in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Company. It has been reprinted many ...

3. J. R. R. Tolkien - Wikipedia

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   His son, Christian Tolkien (1706–1791), moved from Kreuzburg to nearby Danzig, and his two sons Daniel Gottlieb Tolkien (1747–1813) and Johann (later known as John) Benjamin Tolkien (1752–1819) emigrated to London in the 1770s and became the ancestors of the English family; the younger brother was J. R. R. Tolkien's second great-grandfather.

4. Tolkien's impact on fantasy - Wikipedia

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   Although fantasy had long existed in various forms around the world before his time, J. R. R. Tolkien has been called the "father of fantasy", and The Lord of the Rings its centre. That novel, published in 1954–5, enormously influenced fantasy writing, establishing in particular the form of high or epic fantasy , set in a secondary or fantasy ...

5. J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography - Wikipedia

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   1974 Bilbo's Last Song; 1975 "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings" (edited version) published in A Tolkien Compass by Jared Lobdell.Written by Tolkien for use by translators of The Lord of the Rings, a full version, re-titled "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings," was published in 2005 in The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull

6. Tolkien family - Wikipedia

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   Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien (17 February 1894 – 1976), the younger brother of J. R. R. Tolkien, was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The climate did not suit the young J. R. R. Tolkien and his mother took both her sons to visit her parents in Kings Heath in Birmingham. When her husband died in 1896 she decided to stay back in England with ...

7. List of fantasy authors - Wikipedia

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   George R. R. Martin Patricia McKillip Michael Moorcock. Sarah J. Maas (born 1986), author of Throne of Glass series; Julian May (1931–2017) R. A. MacAvoy (born 1949), author of Tea with the Black Dragon; George MacDonald (1824–1905), author of Lilith; D. J. MacHale (born 1956), author of the Pendragon series

8. List of top book lists - Wikipedia

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   Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...

9. Lists of fantasy novels - Wikipedia

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   List of fantasy novels (I–R) List of fantasy novels (S–Z) This page was last edited on 18 May 2023, at 17:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...