The Master of the Rings: Inside the World of J.R.R.Tolkien - Softcover

Repun, Graciela; Melatoni, Enrique

9781840464009: The Master of the Rings: Inside the World of J.R.R.Tolkien

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ISBN 10: 1840464003 ISBN 13: 9781840464009

Publisher: Wizard Books, 2002

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Entrancing, fully illustrated guide to the author of The Lord of the Rings for 8 - 12 year olds. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is internationally renowned as the author of epic fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But who was he? Where did he get his ideas for the panoramic worlds he created and the Elfs, Ores, Trolls and other creatures that lived in them?

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Review

A well written, accessible book [for all] those who want to know more about Tolkien. -- Chris Crawshaw, The Tolkien Society

An "everything you need to know so that you don't look foolish in front of your Elf-crazy friends" reference book -- SFX magazine

About the Author

Dr Susan Ang is the author of The Widening World of Children's Literature. She has also contributed articles on children's literature to Encarta and The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English among which are entries on Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Dr Ang is a lecturer with the Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore, whose teaching lies mainly in the areas of nineteenth-century literature, science fiction and gothic.

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