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29 July 1954 – The first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's high-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings was published by Allen & Unwin in the UK. : r/england
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Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings to procrastinate on the academic work he was supposed to be doing - Vox
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