J.R.R. Tolkien :

Lynch, Doris.

J.R.R. Tolkien : creator of languages and legends / Doris Lynch. - New York : Franklin Watts, 2003. - 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Great life stories .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-118) and index.

An ocean voyage -- A home in Hobbitland -- Animalic, Nevbosh, and Naffarin -- Tea clubs and poetry -- From Quenya to secret codes -- In the shadow of war -- From hospital elves to forest muses -- Walrus to Leeds -- Oxford again -- On hobbits and fairy stories -- Hobbits and beyond -- Birth of a trilogy -- The Shire lives on.

Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

0531122530 (lib. bdg.) : $29.50

2003000958


Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973.


English authors--Biography.

PR6039.O32 / Z693 2003

828/.91209 B