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Tolkien's the lord of the rings, now firmly acknowledged as one of the most popular books of the twentieth century, has captivated generations of readers with its completely convincing fantasy. This was the very first book by his father that christopher tolkien edited for posthumous publication and it is therefore fitting that it appear on the same day as the paperback of the fall of gondolin. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction.

The hobbit and the lord of the rings were largely tolkien's attempt to construct a body of myth, and their success caught him largely unaware.

Young tolkien liked to draw landscapes and trees, but his favourite lessons were those concerning languages, and his mother taught him the rudiments of at the age of 16, tolkien met edith mary bratt, who was three years older, when j.r.r. The timeless classic presented in the standard hardcover edition using the author's original jacket design. John ronald reuel tolkien cbe frsl (/ruːl ˈtɒlkiːn/; Tolkien died on september 2, 1973.