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J. R. R. Tolkien : a biography / Humphrey Carpenter

This authorised biography examines the life of the scholar and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It covers his childhood in South Africa, service in the First World War, and academic career at Oxford, drawing on private papers and interviews.

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