J R R Tolkien

Comprehensive information about J R R Tolkien including biographical information, facts, literary works, and more. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (/ ' t l k i n / ; [ a ] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion . This educational J R R Tolkien resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.