Which famous author participated in a debate at the Oxford Union in 1933?
J.R.R. Tolkien
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
George Orwell
Answer
J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, participated in a debate at the Oxford Union in 1933. The debate was about the merits of ancient versus modern literature, and Tolkien argued in favor of ancient literature.
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