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Captain Hook Affairby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0140313303 (0-14-031330-3)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Geniuses Together: American Writers in Paris in the 1920sby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0044403313 (0-04-440331-3)
Softcover, Allen & Unwin, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Geniuses Together: American Writers in Paris in the 1920s'Book summary:In Humphrey Carpenter's own words, 'This is the story of the longest-ever literary party, which went on in Montparnasse, on the Left Bank, throughout the 1920s.' 'This book', to continue to quote Carpenter himself, 'is chiefly a collage of Left-Bank expatriate life as it was experienced by the Hemingway generation - "The Lost Generation", as Gertrude Stein named it in a famous remark to Hemingway.' There are brief portraits of Gertrude Stein, Natalie Clifford Barney and Sylvia Beach, who moved to Paris before the First World War and provided vital introductions for the exiles of the 1920s. The main narrative, however, concerns the years 1921 to 1928 because these saw the arrival and departure of Hemingway and most of his Paris associates. 'He is a compelling guide, catching the kind of idiosyncratic detail or incident that holds the readers' attention and maintains a cracking pace. Anyone wanting an introduction to the constellation of talent that made the Left Bank in Paris during the Twenties a second Greenwich Village would find this a useful and inspiring book.' Times Educational Supplement [via]
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Inklingsby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0048090131 (0-04-809013-1)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Inklings : C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Their Friendsby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0007748698 (0-00-774869-8)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Their Friendsby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0048090115 (0-04-809011-5)
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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographyby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0049280392 (0-04-928039-2)
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The Joshersby Humphrey Carpenter , Robert J. WilsonISBN 0048231428 (0-04-823142-8)
Hardcover, G. Allen & Unwin
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: A Selectionby Humphrey Carpenter , J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0048260053 (0-04-826005-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: A Selection'Book summary:Scholars and fans of the great mythologist will find a rich vein of information in Humphrey Carpenter's The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was a prodigious letter writer all his life; the sheer mass of his correspondence would give pause to even the most stalwart archivist (one shudders to think what he would have done with e-mail). But with the able assistance of Tolkien's son Christopher and a healthy dose of determination, Carpenter manages find the cream of the crop--the letters that shed light on Tolkien's thoughts about his academic and literary work, as well as those that show his more private side, revealing a loving husband, a playful friend, and a doting father. The most fascinating letters are, of course, those in which he discusses Middle-Earth, and Carpenter offers plenty of those to choose from. Tolkien discussed the minutia of his legend--sometimes at great length--with friends, publishers, and even fans who wrote to him with questions. These letters offer significant insights into how he went about creating the peoples and languages of Middle-Earth.
I have long ceased to invent (though even patronizing or sneering critics on the side praise my 'inventions'): I wait till I seem to know what really happened. Or till it writes itself. Thus, though I knew for years that Frodo would run into a tree-adventure somewhere far down the Great River, I had no recollection of inventing Ents. I came at last to the point, and wrote the 'Treebeard' chapter without any recollection of any previous thought: just as it is now. And then I saw that, of course, it had not happened to Frodo at all.
This new edition of letters has an extensive index, and Carpenter has included a brief blurb at the beginning of each letter to explain who the correspondent was and what was being discussed. Still, we strongly recommend buying the companion volume, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, in order to better understand the place these correspondents had in Tolkien's life and get a better context for the letters. --Perry M. Atterberry [via]
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Mr Majeika & School Inspectorby Humphrey Carpenter , Frank RodgersISBN 0140362886 (0-14-036288-6)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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Mr Majeika and the Dinner Ladyby Humphrey Carpenter , Frank RodgersISBN 0140327622 (0-14-032762-2)
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Mr Majeika and the Ghost Trainby Humphrey Carpenter , Frank RodgersISBN 0140366415 (0-14-036641-5)
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Mr Majeika and the Haunted Hotelby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0140323600 (0-14-032360-0)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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Mr Majeika and the Music Teacherby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0140321411 (0-14-032141-1)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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Mr Majeika and the School Book Weekby Humphrey Carpenter , Frank RodgersISBN 0140348344 (0-14-034834-4)
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Mr. Majeikaby Humphrey Carpenter , Frank RodgersISBN 0140316779 (0-14-031677-9)
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Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literatureby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 004440056X (0-04-440056-X)
Softcover, Allen & Unwin, Limited
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W.H. Auden: A Biographyby Humphrey CarpenterISBN 0049280473 (0-04-928047-3)
Softcover, Allen & Unwin, Limited
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