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Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter, Pierre Alien · Booklabria

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Humphrey Carpenter, Pierre Alien
Tolkien

BiographyFantasy

Tolkien

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First published: 1977
Editions: 23 in 4 languages

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A book by Humphrey Carpenter, Pierre Alien, first published in 1977. Open Library records 23 editions, in English, Spanish, French and German; the English edition is from Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004, 288 pages.

Subjects: Biography
Fantasy
Biographies
Authorship
Authors, biography
English Authors
Set in: Great Britain
Middle Earth
Time: 20th Century
Characters: J. R. R. Tolkien

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23 in 4 languages

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English18 Spanish2 French1 German1

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