Written for professor tolkiens own children, the hobbit met with instant. Tolkien, is a literary work dated from 1937 and written aimed to the child. Writing and language in jrr tolkien s middleearth, or. As i was saying, the mother of this hobbit of bilbo. Tolkiens the hobbit is a classic book, both because it is a simply written and fastpaced adventure story and because. Tolkien, in full john ronald reuel tolkien, born january 3, 1892, bloemfontein, south africadied september 2, 1973, bournemouth, hampshire, england, english writer and scholar who achieved fame with his childrens book the hobbit 1937 and his richly inventive epic fantasy the lord of the rings 195455 at age four tolkien, with his mother and younger brother, settled near. Arkenstone, battle of five armies, invisibility, thrushes, eagles, hobbits, wizards. Tolkiens own children, the hobbit met with instant. In academic circles, tolkien is recognized for his contributions to the study of language in literature. John ronald reuel tolkien was a scholar and professor at oxford university and author of the now widely popular the hobbit and the lord of the rings, works that have enormously shaped modern fantasy literature.
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