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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specializing in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), which are set in a pre-historic era in an invented version of the world which he called Middle-earth. This was peopled by men (and women), elves, dwarves, trolls, orcs, and, of course, hobbits. He has regularly been condemned by the English Literature establishment, with honorable exceptions, but loved by literally millions of readers worldwide.

In the 1960s, Tolkien was taken up by many members of the nascent "counter-culture" largely because of his concern with environmental issues. In 1997, he came top of three British polls, organized respectively by Channel 4 / Waterstone's, the Folio Society, and SFX, the UK's leading science fiction media magazine, amongst discerning readers asked to vote for the greatest book of the 20th century. Please note also that his name is spelled Tolkien (there is no "Tolkein").

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	Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Peter Grybauskas from HarperCollins for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $30.00
	Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary by Anonymous (translation by J. R. R. Tolkien) from Houghton Mifflin for 9th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $32.00
	Beren & Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Bilbo's Last Song by J.R.R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Pauline Baynes from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 3rd-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $16.99
	Bilbo's Last Song by J. R. R. Tolkien from Riverwood Publishers for Preschool-3rd grade in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR)
	Book of Lost Tales 2 by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Book of Lost Tales Part I History of Middle-Earth Volume 1 by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien Book Club Edition from Houghton Mifflin for 7th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Children of Hurin by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 7th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $30.00
	Fall of Arthur by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $25.00
	Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Fall of Numenor by J. R. R. Tolkien; edited by Brian Sibley, illustrated by Alan Lee from William Morrow & Company for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $40.00
	Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien, Pauline D. Baynes 50 Anv from Houghton Mifflin for 3rd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $23.00
	Hobbit There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-9th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	Hobbit (Annotated) Revised and Expanded Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien, Annotated by Douglas A. Anderson from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - Deluxe Hardcover Collection by J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee from HarperCollins Fantasy for 5th-12th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $136.00
	Hobbit, The by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 5th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $40.00
	Hobbit, The by J.R.R. Tolkien, author and illustrator from William Morrow & Company for 5th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $75.00
	Hobbit, The by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 5th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $40.00
	Lays of Beleriand The History of Middle-Earth by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien 1st edition 1st printing from Houghton Mifflin Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by J.R.R Tolkien, Edited by Christopher Tolkien from Mariner Books for 11th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, introduction by Bailie Tolkien Centenary Edition from William Morrow & Company for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $32.00
	Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien - Revised and Expanded by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien 2^nd edition from William Morrow & Company Biographies for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $40.00
	Lost Road and Other Writings Language and Legend Before The Lord of the Rings History of Middle-Earth Volume 5 by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien First American, First Printing from Houghton Mifflin for 9th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $70.00 (1 in stock)
	Nature of Middle-Earth Late Writing on the Lands, Inhabitants, and Metaphysics of Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Carl F. Hostetter from Mariner Books for Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $32.00
	Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien by Christopher Tolkien (editor and text), illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien 2021 Reissue from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $35.00
	Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien by Christopher Tolkien (editor and text), illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien 2021 Reissue from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $35.00
	Shaping of Middle-Earth The Quenta, The Ambarkanta and the Annals, together with the earliest 'Silmarillion' and the first Map History of Middle-Earth Volume 4 by J.R.R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien First American Edition, First Printing from Houghton Mifflin for 8th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $50.00 (1 in stock)
	Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien Fantasy for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $75.00
	Tales from the Perilous Realm by J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee from Houghton Mifflin for 7th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $30.00
	Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth - Illustrated Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, and illustrated by Alan Lee, John Howe and Ted Nasmith from Houghton Mifflin for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $38.00

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