John Garth (1)

This page covers the author of Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth.

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John Garth studied English at Oxford University and has since worked as a newspaper journalist in London. A long-standing taste for the works of Tolkien, combined with an interest in the First World War, fueled the five years of research — biography from Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth … (more)

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Works by John Garth

Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth 603 copies, 13 reviews

The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien : the places that inspired the writer's… 116 copies, 2 reviews

Tolkien at Exeter College - How an Oxford undergraduate created… 11 copies, 1 review

Die Erfindung von Mittelerde. Was Tolkien zu Mordor, Bruchtal und… 2 copies

I mondi di J.R.R. Tolkien. I luoghi che hanno ispirato la Terra di Mezzo 1 copy

Die Erfindung von Mittelerde. Was Tolkien zu Mordor, Bruchtal und… 1 copy

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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth (Contributor) 254 copies, 1 review

The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E.… (Contributor) 32 copies

Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work, its Precursors… (Contributor) 21 copies

Tolkien Studies, Volume XI (Contributor) 11 copies

"Something Has Gone Crack": New Perspectives on J.R.R. Tolkien in the… (Contributor) 6 copies

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St Anne's College, Oxford (English Language and Literature)

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Tolkien Society Awards Outstanding Contribution (2017)

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