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Humphrey Carpenter

    29. April 1946 – 4. Januar 2005
    Humphrey Carpenter
    The Inklings
    Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher
    The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
    Wie war's in der Schule, Anna?
    J. R. R. Tolkien
    Hobbit Presse: Briefe
    • J. R. R. Tolkien

      • 323 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden

      Die Biographie stützt sich auf Dokumente aus Tolkiens Nachlaß (darunter seine in Elbenschrift geführten Tagebücher). Sie informiert auch über unveröffentlichte oder für den deutschen Leser schwer zugängliche Arbeiten Tolkiens, insbesondere seine philologischen Schriften, die so manchen indirekten Kommentar zu seinem erzählerischen Werk enthalten.

      J. R. R. Tolkien
      4,0
    • The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

      The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
      4,7
    • Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher

      • 96 Seiten
      • 4 Lesestunden

      'Music teacher? What music teacher?' The sudden arrival of a new music teacher throws St barty's School into confusion. Mysterious smells start coming from the staffroom and creepy-crawlies appear out of nowhere. The new arrival is, of course, Wilhelmina Worlock, a wicked witch with some nasty tricks. It's up to Mr Majeika to try to outwit her...

      Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher
      5,0
    • The Inklings

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden

      A biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War.

      The Inklings
      4,4
    • W. H. Auden

      • 534 Seiten
      • 19 Lesestunden

      Summarizes Auden's ambiguity: 'Here, as so often in his life, Auden adopted a dogmatic attitude which did not reflect the full range of his opinions, and which he sometimes flatly contradicted.'

      W. H. Auden
      4,3
    • The Letters Of J. R. R. Tolkien

      • 480 Seiten
      • 17 Lesestunden

      A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world’s most famous storytellers.

      The Letters Of J. R. R. Tolkien
      4,3
    • Mr Majeika Joins the Circus

      • 62 Seiten
      • 3 Lesestunden

      When Class Three and Mr Majeika go to the circus, it's definitely not as fun as they imagined. Everyone's a bit old, creaky and rubbish really! So when Mr Majeika casts a small spell to help the performers with their circus show, Billy Balance, the slack rope walker, kidnaps Mr Majeika so that Mr Majeika can magically help him.

      Mr Majeika Joins the Circus
      4,3
    • The Envy of the World

      Fifty Years of the BBC Third Programme and Radio 3, 1946-1996

      • 431 Seiten
      • 16 Lesestunden

      On 29 September 1946 the BBC Third Programme went on air, providing listeners with what the then Director General described as a high cultural level of programming. Written to celebrate the programmes's 50th anniversary, with unlimited access to the BBC's written and sound archives and the letters of such notable broadcasters as Bertrand Russell, Harold Nicolson and Dylan Thomas, and including excerpts from outstanding talks, documentries and drama, this book charts in detail the history of this very British institution and brings alive the personalities who have created the programme.

      The Envy of the World
      3,0