J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings.

Books about Tolkien

A small selection of the dozens of books about Tolkien and his works:

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• 1977 J. R. R. Tolkien - A Biography (Humphrey Carpenter)
• 1981 Journeys of Frodo (Barbara Strachey — an atlas of The Lord of the Rings)
• 1992 John & Priscilla Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album. London: HarperCollins.
• 2000 J. R. R. Tolkien - Author of the Century (T. A. Shippey)
• 2000 Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle Earth ed. Verlyn Flieger and Carl F. Hostetter
• 2002 The Complete Tolkien Companion, 3rd edition (J. E. A. Tyler — a reference, covers The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales; substantially improved over the previous editions.)
• 2003 Tolkien the Medievalist, (ed. Jane Chance, Routledge, London, New York)
• 2003 J.R.R. Tolkien – Mytenes mann by Nils Ivar Agøy
• 2004 Tolkien studies, Vol 1 ed. Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D. C. Drout and Verlyn Flieger
• 2004 Tolkien and the Invention of Myth, a Reader ed. Jane Chance
• 2005 The Power of the Ring: The Spiritual Vision Behind The Lord of the Rings by Stratford Caldecott