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This is a list of all the published works of the English writer and philologistJ. R. R. Tolkien, including works published posthumously.

Fiction

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Middle-earth

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1. 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
2. 1954–1955 The Lord of the Rings

Poetry books

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1. 1962 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book
2. 1967 The Road Goes Ever On, with Donald Swann, a song-cycle

Posthumous

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1. The Book of Lost Tales 1 (1983)
2. The Book of Lost Tales 2 (1984)
3. The Lays of Beleriand (1985)
4. The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986)
5. The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987)
6. The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 1) (1988)
7. The Treason of Isengard (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 2) (1989)
8. The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 3) (1990)
9. Sauron Defeated (The History of The Lord of the Rings vol. 4, including The Notion Clu

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   J. R. R. Tolkien

   English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

   "Tolkien" redirects here. For other uses, see Tolkien (disambiguation).

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (,^[a] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

   From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the informal literary discussion group The Inklings. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.

   After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his

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J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien CBE FRSL
Colourised version of a photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien taken around 1925
Born	John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-01-03)3 January 1892 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (modern-day South Africa)
Died	2 September 1973(1973-09-02) (aged 81) Bournemouth, England
Occupation	Author, academic, philologist, poet
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford
Genre	Fantasy, high fantasy, translation, literary criticism
Notable works
Spouse	Edith Bratt ​ ​ (m. ; d. )​
Children
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1920
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Lancashire Fusiliers
Battles/wars	First World War

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a Britishphilologist, university professor, and writer. Tolkien is best known for his most famous wo