Christina Scull
Author of J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator
About the Author
Christina Scull, the editor of the journal "The Tolkien Collector," lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, Wayne G. Hammond. (Publisher Provided) Christina Scull was born in Bristol, England, where she attended the famous Red Maids School. In 1971 she received her Bachelor of Arts degree show more with Honours from Birkbeck College, the University of London, where she studied art history and medieval history. From 1971 to 1995 she was the Librarian of Sir John Soane's Museum, London. In December 1994 she married Wayne Hammond, and subsequently emigrated to the United States. Scull's publications include The Soane Hogarths (1991). She is also the co-author or co-editor with her husband of numerous works by and about J.R.R. Tolkien, and editor of the occasional magazine The Tolkien Collector. In 1992 she was chair of the Tolkien Centenary Conference in Oxford. She has won scholarship awards from the Mythopoeic Society four times. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: with Wayne G. Hammond
Series
Works by Christina Scull
The Tolkien Collector — Author — 1 copy
Associated Works
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other Verses from The Red Book (1962) — Editor, some editions — 1,470 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1942-03-06
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Education
- University of London (Birkbeck College) (BA, 1971)
- Occupations
- librarian
Tolkien scholar - Relationships
- Hammond, Wayne G. (husband)
- Organizations
- Tolkien Society (Archivist)
Sir John Soane's Museum (Libarian, 1971-1995) - Awards and honors
- Tolkien Society Gold Badge (1993)
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 2,404
- Popularity
- #10,669
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 24
- ISBNs
- 41
- Languages
- 6
I should add that 57 years after I first read LOTR, I appreciate even more his incredible world building, and his deep exploration of human psychology in a fantasy setting. He is truly the master of the genre and has never yet been surpassed. But he also deserves to be appreciated as a great writer, not just in his genre.
As a side note, perhaps it is related to my current age, but I now find LOTR incredibly sad and depressing. The commentary just helped deepen that feeling. I never before fully appreciated how Catholicism is such a pessimistic religion and how deeply it’s despairing view of human nature permeates Tolkien’s writing.… (more)