“The places where he lived were not really chosen by him at all: they were simply the places where, for a number of reasons, he found himself.”
Carpenter traces Tolkien's life from early childhood in South Africa through the lonely years that followed the deaths of both parents and ended with his marriage, the quiet years of academic achievement as a distinguished Oxford professor, and the unforeseen popular acclaim that changed his life, to his last years as a famous literary figure.
Author: Humphrey Carpenter
Title: Tolkien: A Biography
Edition: Second printing
Published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 287p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear and foxing—in new protector. Boards and spine clean and bright with crushing at spine ends and bumping to corners. Binding tight and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Very collectible copy for any fan of Tolkien
