About the Book: Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?
Best known for his epicLord of the Ringstrilogy andThe Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and
adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his
family and could read and write by age four. He was naturally gifted with
languages and used this skill as a signals officers in World War II as well as
in his fantasy writing. By creating alternate universes and inventing languages
in his work he demonstrated that imaginary realms were not just for children.
Fondly remembered as the ?Father of