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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). From 1925 to 1945 Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of ... Read more on Wikipedia →

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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

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  1. 1
    The Hobbit
    The Hobbit

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  2. 2
    The Return of the King
    The Return of the King

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  3. 3
    The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Fellowship of the Ring

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    The Two Towers
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    The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
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