the lord of the rings, one of the best sellers in the new millennium(一千年；千年期), was made up of three parts—the fellowship of the ring, two towers, and the return of the king. millions of people have read it in over 25 languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of composition of the creative masterwork(极品，名著)． john ronald reuel tolkien was born in south africa in 1892. his parents died when he was a child. living in england with his aunt, tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to tolkien's becoming skilled in welsh, greek, gothic, old norse and anglosaxon. after graduating from oxford, tolkien serve
