Major Road Ahead was a hero — a figure in a "long-running family epic" told by J.R.R. Tolkien to his children. The stories "revolved around the tireless efforts of Major Road Ahead to prosecute the villain", Bill Stickers.[1]
Inspiration
The stories about Major Road Ahead and Bill Stickers were only told orally (possibly around 1926 and 1930[2]), and have thus not been recorded,[3] unlike, for example, Roverandom and Letters from Father Christmas.
References
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, Chapter 7
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 135 (entry "?1926-?1930")
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, p. 162