

J. R. R. Tolkien was far more than a fantasy book writer. His lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and endless inspiration for his tales. His broad interests made possible his creation of faery worlds and entire races of beings, as well...

J.R.R. Tolkien's lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and endless inspiration for his tales, and his broad interests made possible his creation of faery worlds, as well as the cultures and characters that make his books as engaging today...


The remarkable life of the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. As a boy, he created original languages in his spare time. As a man, he created an original world. But imaginative as he was, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien never dreamed that his tales of Middle-Earth would...
