01596cam a2200325 4500 445672336 TxAuBib 20101102120000.0 030117s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003000958 9780531122532 lib. bdg. $29.50 0531122530 lib. bdg. $29.50 DLC DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib Lynch, Doris. J.R.R. Tolkien : creator of languages and legends / Doris Lynch. New York : Franklin Watts, 2003. 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Great life stories Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-118) and index. An ocean voyage -- A home in Hobbitland -- Animalic, Nevbosh, and Naffarin -- Tea clubs and poetry -- From Quenya to secret codes -- In the shadow of war -- From hospital elves to forest muses -- Walrus to Leeds -- Oxford again -- On hobbits and fairy stories -- Hobbits and beyond -- Birth of a trilogy -- The Shire lives on. Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. 20101115. Tolkien, J. R. R John Ronald Reuel 1892-1973. Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism. Authors, English 20th century Biography. Imaginary languages in literature. Middle Earth (Imaginary place.) English authors Biography 20th century. Great life stories.