The Return of the King
In the third volume of The Lord of the Rings trilogy the good and evil forces join battle, and we see that the triumph of good is not absolute. The Third Age of Middle-earth ends, and the age of the dominion of Men begins. "An impressive achievement, unique among the imaginative works of our times." -- New York Herald Tribune
约翰·罗纳德·鲁埃尔·托尔金(1892—1973)是牛津大学教授,古英语专家,写了不少小说,其中最著名的是《霍比特人》(又译作《小矮人历险记》〈1937〉)与《魔戒》(1954—1955)。
托尔金是日耳曼人后裔,他的父系祖先十八世纪从萨克森移居英国,父亲是银行职员,母亲家族则是当地人。童年托尔金的家境窘迫,四岁时父亲客死他乡,十二岁时,母亲死于糖尿病,这在当时是不治之症。他与弟弟成了孤儿,由法兰西斯神父抚养。
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