J.R.R. Tolkien the making of a legend
"In J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend, Colin Duriez brings Tolkien vividly to life. Duriez dispels any impression of Tolkien as simply a bookish scholar. He explores Tolkien's tough life -- orphaned as a young child and brought up in virtual poverty, forbidden by his guardian from communicating...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, England :
Lion,
2012.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- "I am in fact a Hobbit..."
- Edith
- Schooldays and the T.C.B.S.
- Oxford and the dawn of a new life
- The shadow of war
- War and loss
- Recovery, "W", and half a million words
- Leeds and dragons
- Oxford and C.S. Lewis
- Of Hobbits and inklings
- Tolkien' second war
- The struggle to publish
- The Tolkien phenomenon, and farewell.
