Name: Tolkien and the Great War
ISBN: 9780007119530

John Garth

Acclaimed as the best book about Tolkien', this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings.

The Threshold of Middle-earth

Tolkien and the Great War

The author focuses on a little-discussed aspect of J. R. R. Tolkien's life--his harrowing experiences in the trenches during World War I--revealing how the death of two comrades in particular influenced his later life and literary career. Reprint.

Tolkien and the Great War The Threshold of Middle-earth

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