A hobbit is not just for Christmas: J.R.R. Tolkien's illustrations and personal letters to go on display

Ahead of an exhibition that will include some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most personal writings, his biographer explains that there is darkness as well as charm in these manuscripts

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