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Mentioned as one of Tolkien's major works, the main subject of the podcast episode discussing its author

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Described as 'the single best-selling English language book of the 20th century' and main subject of discussion

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Dominic mentions reading this book by scholar Tom Shippey, who succeeded to Tolkien's professorships, discussing Tolkien as a 20th century writer

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Referenced as 'a fantastic book about Tolkien at the great war' that both hosts have read and enjoyed, describing Tolkien's WWI experience and Edwardian period

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Discussed as 'one of the great founding documents of English literature' that Tolkien brought into scholarly limelight

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Anglo-Saxon poem quoted containing the word 'Eärendel' that inspired Tolkien's mythology

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Mentioned as 'the first story he writes' in 1917, 'which you can now buy, which is posthumously published'

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Compared to Lord of the Rings in terms of both authors' obsession with language and the evolution of English