a biography on tolkien

[Bêthberry]

Telchar,

But I will however still claim that it is by far the best written about JRR Tolkien.

I haven't read any others, but I am quite willing to accept your estimation. Your point about wanting to preserve access to the Letters is important and I suspect is probably the single most limiting point about the writing of Carpenter's bio.

But, to look at the positive side of things, is there one chapter or episode in the Biography which you think is particularly good at explaining an important part of Tolkien's life? The years at Sarehold I found interesting, perhaps because they were early years or perhaps because they brought to mind so foribly the Shire.

cordially,
Bethberry