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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   Who was J. R. R. Tolkien? Nearly everyone knows him as the author of   
   two of the most beloved books of the 20th century: The Lord of the   
   Rings and The Hobbit. Many also know him as a member of the Inklings   
   and a close friend of fellow writer and scholar C. S. Lewis. Fewer   
   know Tolkien’s work as a literary critic, a world-class academic in   
   medieval literature, a linguist, an inventor of languages, and a   
   visual artist or realize that he was also a devoted husband and   
   father.   
      
   Much of this is captured this year in a nearly comprehensive exhibit   
   at Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries on Tolkien’s life and   
   legacy. “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth” has been billed as the   
   exhibit of a generation, and it is indeed that. But there’s a glaring   
   omission: any mention of the author’s devout, lifelong Christian   
   faith. Without that piece, we cannot have a true picture of Tolkien.   
      
   See it all here:   
   https://t.co/XOkvMIubF2   
      
   Hat-tip to David Levey, English Department of Unisa   
      
      
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