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Edward Wyke-Smith

English writer (1871-1935) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 64

Edward Augustine Wyke-Smith was an English adventurer, mining engineer and writer. He is known mainly for The Marvellous Land of Snergs, a children's fantasy novel he wrote as E. A. Wyke-Smith, whose "snergs" provided inspiration for Tolkien's creation of hobbits.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1935 · aged 64