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Description edit
"Very much the best book about J.R.R. Tolkien that has yet been written." -- A.N. Wilson "A highly intelligent book ... Garth displays impressive skills both as researcher and writer." -- Max Hastings "It is a strange story that Garth tells, but he tells it clearly and compellingly." -- Tom... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Rob Gilson
- Christopher Wiseman
- Tollden
- Edith
- Edward
- John Ronald
- Beren
- Gondolin
- T. K. Barnsley
- William Morris
- Wilfred Owen
- Lewis
- Eriol
- Mabel
- R. W. Reynolds
- Warwick
- Sidney Barrowclough
- Cary Gilson
- Haggard
- Sassoon
- Huxtable
- Albert
- Vincent Trought
- Iluvatar
- Qenya
- Tom Shippey
- Kaiser
- Jennie Grove
- Valinor
- Bradnam
- Hilary Tolkien
- Ralph Payton
- Roos
- J. M. Barrie
- Charles Douie
- Makar
- Galadriel
- Richards
- Francis Thompson
- Tinuviel
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- Britain
- France
- Birmingham
- Turin
- Germany
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- Salford
- Europe
- Kortirion
- Bouzincourt
- Middle-earth
- Kalevala
- Lonely Isle
- Holderness
- Aryador
- London
- Thirtle Bridge
- Moon
- Ypres
- Withernsea
- Russia
- Great Haywood
- Cynewulf
- Tavrobel
- Cannock Chase
- Valar
- Salisbury Plain
- North Sea
- Brooldands
- Thiepval Wood
- Beauval
- Hull
- Belgium
- Cheltenham
- Saxony
- Eldamar
- Edgbaston
- Heaven
- Melko
- Bedford
- Goldogrin
- Ovillers
- Blighty
- Verdun
First Sentence edit
It is December 16th, nearly the dead of winter.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Garth (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: England
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0007119526
Page Count: 398
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: England
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0007119526
Page Count: 398
Awards edit
- Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (2004 : Inklings Studies)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 809
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