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.
Yes you are indeed correct about that, from 1945 to 1959 he was a Professor English Language and Literature at Merton College.
I must confess I haven't read much of his. I remember reading the Hobbit as a child but I found it very difficult
The Hobbit
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. 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 book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children's literature.
"The Hobbit" is set within Tolkien's fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular
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