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J R R TOLKIEN

By Humphrey Carpenter

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The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, released for the first time on audio.

ISBN: 9780008287207
Imprint: Estates
On Sale: Jul 19, 2018
List price: $34.99
No of pages: 692
Trim Size:
BISAC 1: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures
BISAC 2: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical

Humphrey Carpenter

Biography

Humphrey Carpenter was born in Oxford in 1946 and has spent most of his life in that city. He read English Language and Literature at Keble College, Oxford, and met Professor J.R.R. Tolkien on a number of occasions. For some years he worked for the BBC as a radio producer and broadcaster and has won acclaim as a top biographer, including the recent and controversial biography of Robert Runcie.

The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, released for the first time on audio.

ISBN: 9780008287207
Imprint: Estates
On Sale: Jul 19, 2018
List price: $34.99
No of pages: 692
Trim Size:
BISAC 1: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures
BISAC 2: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical

Humphrey Carpenter

Biography

Humphrey Carpenter was born in Oxford in 1946 and has spent most of his life in that city. He read English Language and Literature at Keble College, Oxford, and met Professor J.R.R. Tolkien on a number of occasions. For some years he worked for the BBC as a radio producer and broadcaster and has won acclaim as a top biographer, including the recent and controversial biography of Robert Runcie.