J. R. R. Tolkien
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J. R. R. Tolkien

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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892. After serving in the First World War, he became best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, selling 150 million copies in more than 40 languages worldwide. Awarded the CBE and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University, he died in 1973 at the age of 81.
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The Hobbit is a fantasy novel by English author J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1937. The story centers on Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit (an imaginary type of small, primitive human) who enjoys a comfortable and unambitious life in his hobbit-hole. His tranquility is disturbed when Gandalf the wizard enlists his services as a burglar on a dangerous quest.

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