Prof, John Ronald Reuel TOLKIEN

Sex : Male

Nationality: UK

Born : 1892 Jan 3
            Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Lived : Birmingham, Warwickshire, England;
             Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Died :   1973 Sep 2
             Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
aged :   81
More info can be found online at:
English-language Wikipedia
Internet Movie Database
Notable Names Database
Find a Grave

More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 7
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, vols 36 & 134
Contemporary Authors, Permanent Series, vol 2
Companion to South African English Literature, by David Adey et al [1986]
Dictionary of Literary Biography, vols 15 & 160 & 255
Who's Who in Literature 1933 [1933]
Obituary in Contemporary Authors, vol 45-48
Obituary in Something about the Author, vol 2
Obituary in The New York Times, 1973 Sep 3
Obituary in The Washington Post, 1973 Sep 3
Something about the Author, vols 2 & 32 & 100
Writers Directory (necrology section), 3rd edn
Grant of Probate in England & Wales

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
A Middle English VocabularyEnglish
non-fiction
1922 
Sir Gawain And The Green KnightEnglish
1924 
Ancrene Wisse And Hali MeidhadEnglish
essays
1928 
The HobbitEnglish
fiction
1937 
The Fellowship Of The Ring [1]English
fiction
1954 
The Two Towers [2]English
fiction
1954 
The Return Of The King [3]English
fiction
1955 
The Adventures Of Tom Bombadil And Other VersesEnglish
poetry
1962 
The Lord Of The Rings [1+2+3]English
short stories
1968 
The SilmarillionEnglish
1977 
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