J.R.R. Tolkien (b. January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontain, South Africa--d. September 2nd, 1973) was an English author and poet most famous for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is also the author of The Hobbit and a literary criticism of Beowulf entitled Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics as well as several children's books. Tolkien had a keen interest in linguistics, which he studied in university, and his passion for language comes through in many of his works, particularly the invented language of Elvish in the Lord of the Rings triology. He was ranked by Forbes as the 5th highest-earning dead celebrity in 2009.
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The Hobbit
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Silmarillion
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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The Children of Húrin
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
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The Book of Lost Tales. Part I
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The Father Christmas Letters
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The Book of Lost Tales, Part II
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The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel
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The Tolkien Reader
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Beren and Lúthien
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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell
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The Fall of Gondolin
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The Lays of Beleriand
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Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
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Roverandom
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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book
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The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún
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Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Shaping of Middle-Earth
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The Lost Road and Other Writings
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Bilbo's Last Song (At the Grey Havens)
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The Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-12
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The Hobbit With Roverandom and Tales from the Perilous Realm
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The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien
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