JRR Tolkien: Talk with His Daughter Priscilla

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Photograph: Front Quadrangle at Exeter College  
 
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is the author of 'the Hobbit' and 'the Lord of the Rings'. His books are extremely popular in Japan and around the world. Tolkien studied at Exeter College, and became a fellow after teaching English language and literature at Pembroke and Merton Colleges, Oxford.
 
On 16 January 2008 Tolkien's youngest daughter Priscilla visited Exeter College and talked about his father. She told us how much he loved his family and how much his children loved reading the illustrated letters from Father Christmas (Santa Claus) which he wrote for children. He was an extremely busy person as a scholar, as a father of four children and as an officer during the World War I.
 
Tolkien published 'The Hobbit' in 1937, and 'The Lord of the Rings' in 1954 and 1955. I do recommend you to read these books either in English or in Japanese. If you want to get further information about him and his works, please visit the following websites.
 
Websites:
Tolkien Society: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/
Tolkien Tour: http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/OxfordTour/tolkientour/ 
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien 

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