Tolkien: Master of Middle Earth
By European: Despite the universal derison of the literary establishment, which could never comprehend its inherently noble spirit, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was recently[1] voted the greatest work of fiction of the 20th Century by thousands of Waterstones’ customers. The accolade is well-deserved, for Tolkien’s masterpiece is a classic of heroic romance. Drawing inspiration from traditional European mythology and from his love for the English countryside, Tolkien created an imaginary world and invented…