The stories of Tolkien’s undergrad social life are amusing, but the wealth of images, including sketches by Tolkien, will be the key attraction for many Tolkien fans.īecause Tolkien at Exeter College focuses on only a few year’s in the author’s life, the book admittedly may not be for casual Tolkien fans. It works as a supplement to John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War, which focuses on how WWI shaped Tolkien’s literary works, and so does not dwell at length on Tolkien’s time in school. Tolkien’s undergrad years, perfect for those readers who always long to know more about one of their literary heroes. At 64 pages and bound more like a brochure than a book, Tolkien at Exeter College is a concise overview of J.
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