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Author | Humphrey Carpenter |
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Language | English |
Subject | Biography |
Publisher | George Allen & Unwin |
Publication date | 5 May 1977 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 330 |
ISBN | 978-0-04-928037-3 |
OCLC | 16381273 |
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, written by Humphrey Carpenter, was first published in 1977. It is called the "authorized biography" of J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.[1] It was first published in London by George Allen & Unwin, then in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Company. It has been reprinted many times since.