GARTH, John TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR. The Threshold of Middle-Earth , London: HarperCollins, 2003.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 0007119526 Book and dustjacket in fine condition. The inside of the dustjacket has a photograph (this is printed on the d/j) of Tolkien and fellow students at Exeter College, Oxford, in June 1914. xviii, 398pp, including Notes, Bibliography and Index. With 15 illustrations and two maps. Tells how Tolkien embarked on the creation of Middle-earth in his youth. Revealing the horror and heroism Tolkien experienced as a signals officer in the battle of the Somme and introduces the circle of friends who spurred his mythology into life. . It show how, after two of these brilliant young men were killed, Tolkien pursued the dream they had all shared by launching his epic of good and evil. (Book ref. 6906)  £19.00

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