Carpenter Humphrey  <br/><br/>
J. R. R. tolkien: a biography 
/ Humphrey Carpenter 
 - London:  HarperCollins Publishers,  1977 
 - 288 P. 
<br/><br/>Part One A visit<br/>Part Two 1892-1916: Early years<br/>1 Bloemfontein<br/>2 Birmingham<br/>3 'Private lang.' - and Edith<br/>4 'T.C., B.S., etc.'<br/>5 Oxford<br/>6 Reunion<br/>7 War<br/>8 The breaking of the fellowship<br/>Part Three 1917-1925: The making of a mythology<br/>1 Lost Tales<br/>2 Oxford interlude<br/>3 Northern venture<br/>Part Four 1925-1949(i): 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit'<br/>1 Oxford life<br/>2 Photographs observed<br/>3 'He had been inside language'<br/>4 Jack<br/>5 Northmoor Road<br/>6 The storyteller<br/>Part Five 1925-1949(ii): The Third Age<br/>1 Enter Mr Baggins<br/>2 "The new Hobbit'<br/>Part Six 1949-1966: Success<br/>1 Slamming the gates<br/>2 A big risk<br/>3 Cash or kudos<br/>Part Seven 1959-1973: Last years<br/>1 Headington<br/>2 Bournemouth<br/>3 Merton Street<br/>Part Eight The Tree<br/>Appendix<br/>A Simplified genealogical table<br/>B Chronology of events<br/>C The published writings of J. R. R. Tolkien<br/>D Sources and acknowledgements<br/>Index<br/> 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-261-10245-1 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>JRR-- Tolkien--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.912  / C2251