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Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings .
Jan 19, 2005 · Humphrey Carpenter, the English writer, editor, radio broadcaster and musician who wrote intimate biographies of Auden, Pound, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dennis Potter and Spike Milligan,...
Aug 8, 2023 · Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was J.R.R. Tolkien's authorised biographer. In addition to J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography , Carpenter wrote The Inklings and edited The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (with assistance from Christopher Tolkien ).
- 29 April 1946
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- 4 January 2005
Humphrey Carpenter is the author of J.R.R. Tolkien (4.03 avg rating, 15478 ratings, 729 reviews, published 1977), The Inklings (3.95 avg rating, 3550 rat...
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Humphrey Carpenter has 88 books on Goodreads with 82084 ratings. Humphrey Carpenter’s most popular book is J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography.
Jan 1, 2001 · Humphrey Carpenter. 4.03. 15,487 ratings730 reviews. The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books.
Jun 6, 2000 · Humphrey Carpenter, who was given unrestricted access to Tolkien's papers, brilliantly puts meat to the bones of the Tolkien legend in J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, offering a well-rounded portrayal of this quiet, bookish man who always saw himself first and foremost as a philologist, uncovering rather than creating the peoples ...
