The J.r.r. Tolkien Thread

[Innocent]

[quote name='Slappo' timestamp='1346098460' post='2474986']
Only $2.40 on amazon.com for US dollars .
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Well, that would be great if I were living in the US, but since I'm not, add the shipping and handling charges that Amazon usually levies and it'll cost me more than Rs. 266/-

Edited August 28, 2012 by Innocent

[Innocent]

[quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1346099565' post='2474996']
Plus, he was knighted if I remember correctly!
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I think he received an OBE from Queen Elizabeth.


[b]Edit:[/b] Yes. The Wikipedia article on him starts off with "[b]John Ronald Reuel Tolkien[/b], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire"]CBE[/url] ([img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png[/img] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"]/[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]ˈ[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]t[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]ɒ[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]l[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]k[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]iː[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"]n[/url][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"]/[/url];[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien#cite_note-0"][1][/url][/sup] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philology"]philologist[/url], and university professor,"

Edited August 28, 2012 by Innocent

[Slappo]

[quote name='Innocent' timestamp='1346112228' post='2475069']
Well, that would be great if I were living in the US, but since I'm not, add the shipping and handling charges that Amazon usually levies and it'll cost me more than Rs. 266/-
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I was just posting in case any people in the US were interested in purchasing the book. I'm tempted to add it to my wishlist, but I fear it might end up joining the ranks of other new books on my shelf that have never been read

In other words: I should read more, and then I should buy this book and fall in love with Tolkien all over again