{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-j-r-r-tolkien-wit-and-wisdom-from-the-creator-of-middle-earth-hardcover","title":"The Little Book of J.R.R. Tolkien: Wit and Wisdom from the Creator of Middle Earth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHippo! Orange\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA renowned scholar of the English language, Tolkien is today celebrated as the father of the high fantasy genre.\u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on his knowledge of languages, mythology and legend, he created an entire alternative reality, Middle Earth, and populated it with hobbits, orcs, ents, dragons, magicians and giant spiders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with fascinating facts about Tolkien's life and labors, this delightful volume includes extracts from his works, letters and interviews, as well as from his contemporaries and admirers. It's a celebration of the writer whose imagination and creative genius changed the course of fantasy literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring (1954)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). I like gardens, trees and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated), but detest French cooking...'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien in a letter to Deborah Webster, 25 October 1958\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn July 1915, Tolkien took part in the Somme offensive, the bloodiest battle of the Great War. While recovering in hospital from trench fever, he wrote his first Elvish word list, as well as the first fragments of what would become \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e came to Tolkien unexpectedly in the summer of 1930, while he was working his way through a huge stack of student essays. On a blank page he found himself scrawling, 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.'\u003c\/b\u003e\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44533330378854,"sku":"9781800693746","price":16.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eVUybDZiaE43UnduNnFVNDJZZGVDZz09.webp?v=1770796222","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-little-book-of-j-r-r-tolkien-wit-and-wisdom-from-the-creator-of-middle-earth-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}