#The hobbit audio book free download series

Following his death in 1973, Tolkien's Middle-Earth stories have continued to endure as primary 20th century texts and have found new audiences with each successive generation.

#The hobbit audio book free download series

With this series of timeless classics, Tolkien became the godfather of high-fantasy literature. It was his version of ancient european history set in a land where gods walked among men and dark forces waged continual warfare.

Starting with 'The Book of Lost Tales', written while the author was healing from trench fever, Tolkien went about creating a mythology based in an environment he dubbed middle-earth. From 1924 to 1959 Tolkien taught the english language at various colleges, culminating in a 20 year tenure at Oxford. He served in World War One as a communications officer, and the experience of seeing his friends die amidst the horror of modern warfare was a major influence on what he would write about later in life. As he came of age, Tolkien nurtured what would become a life-long interest in the natural landscape and the european languages. Originally born in South Africa, his family soon moved to England after the sudden death of his father.

He is also the author of such classics as the Hobbit and the Silmarillion. Tolkien is now more famous than ever for being the man behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy of books.