Which 1939 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien argued that fantasy can offer escape and consolation?
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Which 1939 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien argued that fantasy can offer escape and consolation?
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What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s eldest child, who became a Roman Catholic priest?
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John Francis Reuel Tolkien
Which 1977 book edited by Christopher Tolkien was published four years after J.R.R. Tolkien’s death?
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The Silmarillion
In what year was J.R.R. Tolkien’s essay “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics” delivered as a lecture?
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1936
In what year was J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story Smith of Wootton Major first published?
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1967
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