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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
This new edition includes the fiftieth-anniversary fully corrected text setting and, for the first time, an extensive new index.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but while he studied classic works of the past, he was creating a set of his own.
Praise for The Lord of the Rings
"An extraordinary work -- pure excitement." -- New York Times Book Review
"One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature." -- Time
"A remarkable book." -- Newsweek
"One of the very few works of genius in recent literature." -- New Republic
"A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." -- The Nation
"Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron." -- C. S. Lewis
"The first thing one asks of an adventure story is that the adventure should be various and exciting . . . Tolkien's invention is unflagging." -- W. H. Auden
"J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth. Endlessly imitated, it never has been surpassed." -- Kansas City Star
"A masterful story . . . an epic in its own way . . . with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry, and fantasy." -- Boston Sunday Herald
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"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century." --- Sunday Telegraph
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"A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." The New York Times
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"A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." The New York Times
"So relevant to the actual human situation yet so free from allegory . . . What fine shading there is in the variations of style to meet the endless diversity of scenes and characters." -- C. S. Lewis
"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century." --- Sunday Telegraph
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"An extraordinary work--pure excitement..." The New York Times Book Review
and#147;A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks.and#8221; The Nation
"J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth. Endlessly imitated, it has never been surpassed." Kansas City Star
"For many, it is a book like no other, to be read and reread, discussed and treasured." Los Angeles Times
and#147;A remarkable bookand#8221; Newsweek
and#147;One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literatureand#8221; Time Magazine
"A sustained feat of imagination that has entranced millions" The Chicago Tribune
and#147;Tolkienand#8217;s stories take place against a background of measureless depthand#133;That background is ever-present in the creatorand#8217;s mind and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing.and#8221; The Washington Post
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"An extraordinary work -- pure excitement." and "A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." The New York Times
"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century." -- Sunday Telegraph
Review
"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century." Sunday Telegraph
"An extraordinary work pure excitement." The New York Times
"One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature." Time Magazine
"A remarkable book." Newsweek
"One of the very few works of genius in recent literature." New Republic
"A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." The Nation
"Tolkiens stories take place against a background of measureless depth . . . That background is ever-present in the creators mind and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing." The Washington Post
"A masterful story an epic in its own waywith elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry and fantasy." Boston Herald
Review
Tolkiens stories take place against a background of measureless depth
That background is ever-present in the creators mind and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing.” The Washington Post
"An extraordinary work--pure excitement..." The New York Times
"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century." Sunday Telegraph
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One-volume boxed edition in rich red leatherette with gold, green, and blue foil stamping, two-color typography and foldout maps
Synopsis
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
This new edition includes the fiftieth-anniversary fully corrected text setting and, for the first time, an extensive new index.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but while he studied classic works of the past, he was creating a set of his own.
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The three volumes that make up Tolkien's epic classic The Lord of the Rings are here presented in their standard cloth editions including large format fold-out maps and an extensive appendices. Set contains The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, with jackets and a box designed by celebrated illustrator Alan Lee.
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For over fifty years, J.R.R. Tolkiens peerless fantasy has accumulated worldwide acclaim as the greatest adventure tale ever written. No other writer has created a world as distinct as Middle-earth, complete with its own geography, history, languages, and legends. And no one has created characters as endearing as Tolkiens large-hearted, hairy-footed hobbits. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings continues to seize the imaginations of readers of all ages, and this new three-volume paperback edition is designed to appeal to the youngest of them.
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The Fellowship of the Ring, part one of J.R.R. Tolkienand#8217;s epic masterpiece, first reached these shores on October 21, 1954, arriving, as C. S. Lewis proclaimed, and#147;like lightning from a clear sky.and#8221; Fifty years and nearly one hundred million American readers later comes a beautiful new one-volume collectorand#8217;s edition befitting the stature of this crown jewel of our list. With a text fully corrected under the supervision of Christopher Tolkien to meet the authorand#8217;s exacting wishes, two large-format fold-out maps, a ribbon placemarker, gilded page edges, a color insert depicting Tolkien's own paintings of the Book of Mazarbul and exceptionally elegant and sturdy overall packaging housed within an attractive slipcase, this edition is the finest weand#8217;ve ever produced.
Synopsis
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
On Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday, he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
Synopsis
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
This new edition includes the fiftieth-anniversary fully corrected text setting and, for the first time, an extensive new index.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but while he studied classic works of the past, he was creating a set of his own.
Praise for The Lord of the Rings
"An extraordinary work -- pure excitement." -- New York Times Book Review
"One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature." -- Time
"A remarkable book." -- Newsweek
"One of the very few works of genius in recent literature." -- New Republic
"A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks." -- The Nation
"Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron." -- C. S. Lewis
"The first thing one asks of an adventure story is that the adventure should be various and exciting . . . Tolkien's invention is unflagging." -- W. H. Auden
"J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth. Endlessly imitated, it never has been surpassed." -- Kansas City Star
"A masterful story . . . an epic in its own way . . . with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry, and fantasy." -- Boston Sunday Herald
Synopsis
A deluxe edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale featuring a beautiful leatherette cover. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
This edition includes the fiftieth anniversary fully corrected text setting an extensive new index.
About the Author
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS NOTE ON THE TEXT 0 FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION 0 PROLOGUE CONCERNING HOBBITS, AND OTHER MATTERS 00 1. Concerning Hobbits 00 2. Concerning Pipe-weed 00 3. Of the Ordering of the Shire 00 4. Of the Finding of the Ring 00 NOTE ON THE SHIRE RECORDS 00 BOOK ONE 00 I A Long-expected Party 00 II The Shadow of the Past 00 III Three is Company 000 IV A Short Cut to Mushrooms 000 V A Conspiracy Unmasked 000 VI The Old Forest 000 VII In the House of Tom Bombadil 000 VIII Fog on the Barrow-Downs 000 IX At the Sign of The Prancing Pony 000 X Strider 000 XI A Knife in the Dark 000 XII Flight to the Ford 000 BOOK TWO 000 I Many Meetings 000 II The Council of Elrond 000 III The Ring Goes South 000 IV A Journey in the Dark 000 V The Bridge of Khazad-dum 000 VI Lothlórien 000 VII The Mirror of Galadriel 000 VIII Farewell to Lórien 000 IX The Great River 000 X The Breaking of the Fellowship 000 SYNOPSIS 000 BOOK THREE 000 I The Departure of Boromir 000 II The Riders of Rohan 000 III The Uruk-Hai 000 IV Treebeard 000 V The White Rider 000 VI The King of the Golden Hall 000 VII Helms Deep 000 VIII The Road to Isengard 000 IX Flotsam and Jetsam 000 X The Voice of Saruman 1111 XI The Palantír BOOK FOUR I The Taming of Sméagol II The Passage of the Marshes III The Black Gate is Closed IV Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit V The Window on the West VI The Forbidden Pool VII Journey to the Cross-roads VIII The Stairs of Cirith Ungol IX Shelobs Lair X The Choices of Master Samwise BOOK FIVE I Minas Tirith II The Passing of the Grey Company III The Muster of Rohan IV The Siege of Gondor V The Ride of the Rohirrim VI The Battle of the Pelennor Fields VII The Pyre of Denethor VIII The Houses of Healing IX The Last Debate X The Black Gate Opens BOOK SIX I The Tower of Cirith Ungol II The Land of Shadow III Mount Doom IV The Field of Cormallen V The Steward and the King VI Many Partings VII Homeward Bound VIII The Scouring of the Shire IX The Grey Havens APPENDICES A ANNALS OF THE KINGS AND RULERS I The Númenorean Kings II The House of Eorl III Durins Folk B THE TALE OF YEARS (CHRONOLOGY OF THE WESTLANDS) C FAMILY TREES (HOBBITS) D CALENDARS E WRITING AND SPELLING I Pronunciation of Words and Names II Writing F I The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age II On Translation INDEXES I Songs and Verses II Persons, Beasts and Monsters III Places IV Things