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Tolkien and the Lord of the rings

by Colin Duriez · 2001

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An illuminating guide to Middle-earth and the man who created it.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EuropeanEuropeanMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of this
Subject
literary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 296 pages

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