J.R.R. Tolkien

01.03.1892 - 09.02.1973

One of the major fantasists of the 20th century, J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-55). Militant Medievalist.


"Children aren't a class. They are merely human beings at different stages of maturity. All of them have a human intelligence which even at its lowest is a pretty wonderful thing, and the entire world in front of them. It remains to be seen if they rise above that."