The Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite novels, and it's so good it's no wonder it's sold over 150 million copies.
Do you think it represents the best of Tolkien's work?
Yes I think so personally, considering he worked on it from 1937 to 1949 I believe it is his work that he put the most effort into.
He was an interesting figure, also a Professor of Old English at Oxford I believe.
, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings. Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including "The Silmarillion". These, together with "The Hobbit" and "
"I get grouped into the prosperity gospel and I never think it's fair, but it's just what it is. I think prosperity, and I've said it 1,000 times, it's being healthy, it's having great children, it's having peace of mind. Money is part of it; and yes, I believe God wants us to excel ... to be blessed so we can be a bigger blessing to others. I feel very rewarded. I wrote a book and sold millions of copies; and