Who is the author of The Lord of the Rings, first published in the 1950s?

J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Lord of the Rings, first published in the 1950s.

George Allen & Unwin published the epic in three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954, followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King in 1955. Tolkien wrote the work as a continuation of The Hobbit, but it developed into a much larger story about history, language, power, and moral choice.

The narrative follows Frodo Baggins and a changing group of companions as they attempt to destroy the One Ring in Mount Doom. The setting, Middle-earth, is connected to Tolkien’s broader invented mythology and languages.

The Lord of the Rings is sometimes described as a trilogy because it appeared in three volumes. Tolkien, however, regarded it as a single novel that was divided for practical publishing reasons, not three unrelated novels.