Who is this?
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Tolkien was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 15 July 1915.
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Janice Fish
Good question. I should have had my coffee first.
Plums
In my top three books.
karen twirly
Got it!
Carl Belken
Thought for sure it was T.E. Lawrence. Good question.
Marie Giles
Liked the question even tho I missed it
Christine Conidaris
Glynne Powell, he was, Bloemfontein!
Lisa Zornes Stolp
I changed my mind last minute, should always go with my first instinct.
Suraya Choudhury
I put T E Lawrence !
Ludlow Bushmat
Don't like guess the picture questions.
larry sherman
as Bates said, a poor question.
Glynne Powell
I thought Tolkien was born in South Africa!?
Michael Topliss
Got it wrong😥
Glenn French
The uniform threw me off
krkyates
What's that mean, temporary Luitenient
Noreen Kelly
0 but wouldn't have a clue what any of the authors looked like ,read many of the books but no pictures today s' books mostly have writers photos at back page,
Barry Rodgers
Why give an opportunity to get a question right and then make a different call than what was given