In 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien published The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. It was an instant success as a children's book but has captured the hearts of generations ever since. The story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who likes to stay home and live a quiet life. One day his world is shaken […]
J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a fantasy writer and a brillian linguist born in South Africa, where he shortly spent his childhood. Later, he worked as a professor at Oxford in England. His most famous work was The Hobbit which became an instant hit, after which Tolkien was paid to write the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He created an imaginary world Arda as well as the entire language Elvenlatin.
