JRR Tolkien spent 18 years in East Yorkshire recovering from trench fever after World War One. The collection of letters and manuscripts goes on sale after being found in a plastic bag in an attic.

From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s Catholic imagination. Illustration of Mary and Gabriel from Agostino ...

JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, laid the foundation of his fantasy world in Britain’s second city, where he grew up What connection could Lord of the Rings possibly have with the ...

JRR Tolkien spent almost 18 months in Hull and East Yorkshire recovering from trench fever after World War One. The landscape of the area is said to have been the influence of some of his stories ...

Fantasy and science-fiction authors mostly come and go, but Tolkien has endured. Why is this so? What is different about him? For answers, we would do well to look at the recent work of Holly ...