The biography of the author of The Hobbit, photos, a timeline, and suggested readings.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Introduction; timeline; Birmingham to Bloemfontein...and back again; Grammars and a girl; Oxford; The end of the third age; The young academic; Getting some inklings; Life in a Hobbit Hole; The war of the rings; The quest to overthrow evil; Doubles and kings; Fame and fortune; Appendix; Further reading; Index.