{"title":"J. R. R. Tolkien Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English fantasy writer, novelist, artist, scholar, linguist and professor who was most renowned around the world as the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy.\u003c\/em\u003e Tolkien spent most of his life teaching at Universities as a distinguished academic. He was a professor at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford for almost forty years, teaching Old and Middle English, as well as Old Norse and Gothic. His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past. His creativity, confined to his spare time, found its outlet in fantasy works, stories for children, poetry, illustration and invented languages and alphabets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTolkien’s most popular fantasy novels \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/collections\/j-r-r-tolkien\/products\/9780008260187\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/em\u003etrilogy\u003c\/a\u003e have both had a devoted international fan base and have been adapted into award-winning blockbuster films. If however you are a parent that is raising a reader who enjoys fantasy fiction, Tolkien’s fantasy novels and characters are best enjoyed through Tolkien’s books first and films second. Here are some of Tolkien’s books that any ardent fan must own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9780261102637?_pos=18\u0026amp;_sid=4193b90ec\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Monsters and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e A comprehensive and complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after\u003cem\u003e The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e—this book is just what you need to get your teenager or young adult hooked to quality fiction literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seven 'essays' by J.R.R. Tolkien assembled in this new paperback edition were with one exception delivered as general lectures on particular occasions; and while they mostly arose out of Tolkien's work in mediaeval literature, they are accessible to all. Two of them are concerned with \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, including the well-known lecture whose title is taken for this book, and one with \u003cem\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, given in the University of Glasgow in 1953. Also included in this volume is the lecture English and Welsh; the Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford in 1959; and a paper on Invented Languages delivered in 1931, with exemplification from poems in the Elvish tongues. Most famous of all is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9780007582914\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Fairy-Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a discussion of the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy, which gives insight into Tolkien's approach to the whole genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the release of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9780261103283\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit, the classic children's story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, readers clamoured for a sequel, but Tolkien was trying—and failing—to get his mythological Eä stories into print. Eventually, the two ideas came together, and became the internationally successful \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9780007525546\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e This story, told across a trilogy of books, invented modern fantasy, and inspired everything from \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/em\u003e. Tolkien's work has since been adapted many times, most notably Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth cycle of films. Fans across the globe are now looking forward to the upcoming series \u003cem\u003eThe Rings of Power\u003c\/em\u003e with the books about where it all began. For those inclined to re-read the complete works before the new releases, we’ve got a complete \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9780261103566\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ebox set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e available at a great price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is set at the end of the Third Age, \u003cem\u003eThe Rings of Power\u003c\/em\u003e will tell the story of the Second Age. It’s adapted from the references sprinkled throughout \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, and its extensive appendices. You can read a more complete account of the history of Middle-Earth in J.R.R Tolkien’s middle-earth books published after Tolkien’s death such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/9780261102422\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Hurin\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin. \u003c\/em\u003eOr you can purchase this curated box set with all four titles—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/products\/tales-of-middle-earth-by-j-r-r-tolkien-5-books-set-fiction-paperback\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTales of Middle-earth by J.R.R. 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All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImpossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien’s great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of bow a Baggins bad an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable. unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on a journey there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon..\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einfluential books of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhether it’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/collections\/kids-books\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ekids' books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/collections\/classic-fiction\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eclassic books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, we stock an extensive range of literature for you to get your hands on. Shop now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33065273065571,"sku":"B2D0544","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/files\/thumbnail_1_22c25487-187f-4a7a-89d6-b8ef90ba6616.jpg?v=1776681001"},{"product_id":"the-world-of-tolkien-complete-6-books-box-set-adult-paperback-by-david-day","title":"The World of Tolkien by David Day Complete 6 Books Box Set - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitles in This Set :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Hobbits of Tolkien \u003cbr\u003e2. The Dark Powers of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e3. The Heroes of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e4. Tolkien: An Illustrated Atlas\u003cbr\u003e5. The Battles of Tolkien \u003cbr\u003e6. A Dictionary of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription :\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Hobbits of Tolkien\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn entire race was born when J.R.R. Tolkien scrawled on a leaf, 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' From the invention of that single word (hobbit) Tolkien became the explorer and chronicler of the character, their race and their significant role in his fantastical world, Middle-earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Dark Powers of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are some of the greatest tales of good versus evil ever told. From the creation of Arda to the War of the Ring, Tolkien's Middle-earth has seen war and rebellion, devastation and loss, in which the powers of darkness emerged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Heroes of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eR. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth is filled with great heroes who rose in the face of crisis to shape the course of that world's history. This volume examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, analyzing the most celebrated heroes from the earliest days of Arda to the end of the War of the Ring. Men, elves, dwarves, and their allies are covered in detail, and each hero's role in the battle against the forces of evil is discussed at length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTolkien: An Illustrated Atlas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis lavish colour atlas is a complete guide to the weird and wonderful geography of Tolkien's world. Packed with full page maps and illustration of events in the annals of Middle Earth, it is the perfect companion to the bestselling Tolkien: A Dictionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Battles of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAnalyzes each battle in depth, with clear maps showing the lay of the land, and exactly how and where the armies attacked. This is essential reading for anyone who loves Tolkien's works and wants to explore the wars within them. The Heroes of Tolkien If you love The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit or The Silmarillion (or knows someone who does) then this is the perfect companion to unearthing the history, influences and genius behind each title, and the beloved heroes they contain .J. R. R Tolkien's Middle-earth has endured cataclysmic wars and critical battles, causing great men and women to arise and shape the course of its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Dictionary of Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eExplores and explains the creatures, plants, events and places that make up these strange and wonderful lands. It is essential reading for anyone who loves Tolkien's works and wants to learn more about them. This book is unofficial and is not authorised by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers. The Battles of Tolkien Tolkien's works are punctuated by dramatic and explosive battles. Men versus Orcs, Elves versus Sauron, Goblins versus Dwarves - the history of Middle-earth has seen some of the greatest characters pitted against each other time and time again. From the iconic battle of Helm's Deep to the Destruction of Isengard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33092500947043,"sku":"B2D3060","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/files\/Capture_bd97e9e3-bf60-4dc2-a759-d395d9e48477.jpg?v=1719345416"},{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings-a-readers-companion-j-r-r-tolkien-4-books-box-set-hardback","title":"The Lord of the Rings \u0026 A Reader's Companion by J. R. R. Tolkien: 4 Books Collection Box Set - Fiction - Hardback","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitles in This Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings Part 1\u003cbr\u003e2. The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings Part 2\u003cbr\u003e3. The Return of the King: The Lord of the Rings Part 3\u003cbr\u003e4. The Lord of the Rings: A Readers Companion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour-volume boxed-set edition of The Lord of the Rings in hardback, featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket designs, together with fourth hardback volume, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. Includes special features and the definitive edition of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike, with one hundred and fifty million copies of its many editions sold around the world. In 2005 Tolkien's text was fully restored - with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien - with almost 400 corrections, the original red and black maps as fold-out sheets, a fully revised and enlarged index, and for the first time a special plate section containing the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, making this set as close as possible to the version that J.R.R. Tolkien intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Diamond Anniversary reissue of the prized boxed set marks 60 years since the first publication of The Fellowship of the Ring. These hardback editions feature Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket designs from the 1950s, reworked for this edition, and some additional text corrections. The four-volume boxed set includes The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, a unique annotated guide to the text, fully updated since its first publication in 2005, and is a book which will enhance the reader's enjoyment and understanding of one of the most influential books of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33114470285411,"sku":"B2D0628","price":58.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/files\/LordOfTheRings4BooksBoxed-9780007581146-B2D0628-Thumbnail.jpg?v=1730721088"},{"product_id":"the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-j-r-r-tolkien-4-books-box-set-adult-paperback","title":"The Hobbit \u0026 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4 Books Box Set - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. The Hobbit\u003cbr\u003e2. The Fellowship of the Ring\u003cbr\u003e3. The Two Towers\u003cbr\u003e4. The Return of the King\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien’s great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal.\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9780261103566\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39451412725939,"sku":"B2D0626","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/files\/B2D0626-Hobbit_LordOfTheRings4Books-Yellow-Thumbnail.jpg?v=1701415559"},{"product_id":"the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-4-books-collection-boxed-set-illustrated-edition-by-j-r-r-tolkien-hardcover","title":"The Hobbit \u0026 The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Illustrated Box Set - Fiction - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis deluxe edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect gift for any fan of Tolkien's world and a great replacement for your battered paperbacks. These tales from the Third Age of Middle-earth contain the definitive version of the text, as edited by Christopher Tolkien. They are illustrated throughout by Alan Lee, the lead concept artist for Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning film adaptation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic high fantasy novel by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.books2door.com\/collections\/j-r-r-tolkien\"\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/a\u003e, set in a fictional world called Middle-earth. The story is set in a time long before our own and revolves around the struggle between good and evil, with the fate of Middle-earth hanging in the balance. The book series was first published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955 and has since become one of the most influential works of modern fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich and detailed work of fiction with a vast and complex mythology that Tolkien spent years developing. The book is set in a world inhabited by various races, including hobbits, dwarves, elves, and men, each with their own unique culture and history. The story follows a group of characters on a perilous quest to destroy the Ring of Power, a powerful magical artefact that has the power to dominate the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plot of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is intricate and multi-layered, with a large cast of characters and multiple storylines that all interweave with each other. The narrative is told from the perspective of several different characters, each with their own unique voice and perspective on the events that are unfolding. This allows the reader to see the story from multiple angles and to fully appreciate the complexity of the world Tolkien has created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most impressive things about \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is the way in which Tolkien weaves together multiple storylines and perspectives. The book is told from various characters' perspectives, each with a unique voice and personality. 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These themes are explored through the experiences of the book's characters, who must navigate a world that is often dark and dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e has had an enormous influence on the fantasy genre, and its impact can be seen in countless other works of fiction. Its legacy is evident in the popularity of other epic fantasy series, such as George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e has also inspired countless adaptations, including a successful film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic work of fantasy literature that continues to captivate readers of all ages. 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It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. This pivotal work features the revised, corrected text and includes, by way of an introduction, a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth.; 480 pages, Index; Index; Published: 01\/08\/2013\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780007523221\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41508964630707,"sku":"9780007523221","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780007523221.jpg?v=1652552397"},{"product_id":"9780261103252","title":"The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, all three parts of the epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, in one paperback. Features the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised and expanded index. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, deep inside the territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. This single-volume paperback edition is the definitive text, fully restored with almost 400 corrections - with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien - and features a striking new cover.; 1216 pages, 2 b\/w illus, (1 x b\/w map; 2 x red \u0026amp; black maps); Published: 22\/05\/1995\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780261103252\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41510203359411,"sku":"9780261103252","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780261103252.jpg?v=1652566082"},{"product_id":"9780261103344","title":"The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"This definitive paperback edition features nine illustrations and two maps drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, and a preface by Christopher Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon... 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Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Now published again in B format, J.R.R. Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. 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There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.             In that remote time Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron, in the North; and the tragedy of Turin and his sister Nienor unfolded within the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war waged by Morgoth against the lands and secret cities of the Elves.             Their brief and passionate lives were dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bore them as the children of Hurin, the man who had dared to defy and to scorn him to his face. Against them he sent his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire. Into this story of brutal conquest and flight, of forest hiding-places and pursuit, of resistance with lessening hope, the Dark Lord and the Dragon enter in direly articulate form. Sardonic and mocking, Glaurung manipulated the fates of Turin and Nienor by lies of diabolic cunning and guile, and the curse of Morgoth was fulfilled.             The earliest versions of this story by J.R.R. Tolkien go back to the end of the First World War and the years that followed; but long afterwards, when The Lord of the Rings was finished, he wrote it anew and greatly enlarged it in complexities of motive and character: it became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. 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It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.             Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.             For the first time, we are publishing a deluxe edition of this pivotal work, featuring the revised, corrected text and including, by way of an introduction, a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth. Quarter-bound, and set in a matching slipcase, this attractive edition will prove a fine addition to any Tolkien collection.;  352 pages; Published: 27\/05\/2010\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780007264896\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214256902323,"sku":"9780007264896","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780007264896.jpg?v=1669823474"},{"product_id":"9780007280599","title":"Tales from the Perilous Realm: Roverandom and Other Classic Faery Stories by J. R. R. 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Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town;The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom's many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls;Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree;Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.             This new collection is fully illustrated throughout by Oscar-winning artist, Alan Lee, who provides a wealth of pencil drawings to bring the stories to life as he did so memorably for The Hobbit and The Children of Hurin. Alan also provides an Afterword, in which he opens the door into illustrating Tolkien's world.             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Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again.             The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.             Now, for the first time, the classic hardback edition is available in a one-off special pocket-sized edition. 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Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Well over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.             With the epic trilogy now an acclaimed, award-winning and billion-dollar success, images of the characters and landscapes have become iconic to a whole new generation of readers. Much of the look of these movies is based on Alan Lee's paintings, giving this sumptuous new edition of Tolkien's great work new relevance for the ever-growing number of fans.             This new edition includes all 50 of Alan Lee's beautiful watercolour paintings that have been newly scanned by the artist himself, together with his stunning frontispiece painting that appears in full, for the very first time, as a three-page foldout sheet. The text has been reset using the definitive 50th anniversary text and is printed on high-quality paper, and this is accompanied by Tolkien's own maps, which are printed in red \u0026amp; black as endpapers. 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This special edition has been expanded to include earlier versions of some of Tolkien's poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, and comprehensive notes by acclaimed Tolkien scholars Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.;  304 pages; Published: 09\/10\/2014\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780007557271\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214262210739,"sku":"9780007557271","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780007557271.jpg?v=1669819124"},{"product_id":"9780007581146","title":"The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"Four-volume boxed-set edition of The Lord of the Rings in hardback, featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket designs, together with fourth hardback volume, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. Includes special features and the definitive edition of the text.             Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike, with one hundred and fifty million copies of its many editions sold around the world. In 2005 Tolkien's text was fully restored - with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien - with almost 400 corrections, the original red and black maps as fold-out sheets, a fully revised and enlarged index, and for the first time a special plate section containing the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, making this set as close as possible to the version that J.R.R. Tolkien intended.             This Diamond Anniversary reissue of the prized boxed set marks 60 years since the first publication of The Fellowship of the Ring. These hardback editions feature Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket designs from the 1950s, reworked for this edition, and some additional text corrections. The four-volume boxed set includes The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, a unique annotated guide to the text, fully updated since its first publication in 2005, and is a book which will enhance the reader's enjoyment and understanding of one of the most influential books of the 20th century.;  1472 pages,  2 b\/w,  3 col illus,  3 col plates, Index; Published: 19\/06\/2014\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780007581146\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214262800563,"sku":"9780007581146","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780007581146.jpg?v=1669820351"},{"product_id":"9780007597338","title":"The Children of Hurin by J. R. R. 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Against them Morgoth sends his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire, in an attempt to fulfil the curse of Morgoth, and destroy the children of Hurin.             Begun by J.R.R. Tolkien at the end of the First World War, The Children of Hurin became the dominant story in his later work on Middle-earth. But he could not bring it to a final and finished form. 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For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas - a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make.             In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the story Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. This poignant story, about an artist on a curious journey, is often seen as an allegory of the writer's own creative process and life.             Published to coincide with a new touring stage production of the story, this is the first time the story has been published in its own volume, enabling readers to savour one of Tolkien's most elegant, haunting and least-known short stories.;  64 pages; Published: 28\/07\/2016\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780008205539\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214270369971,"sku":"9780008205539","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780008205539.jpg?v=1669823352"},{"product_id":"9780008260187","title":"The Hobbit \u0026 The Lord of the Rings Gift Set: A Middle-earth Treasury by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"Deluxe boxed gift set of pocket edition hardbacks featuring J.R.R. Tolkien's most popular works, which together tell the tale of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and of the War of the Ring.             When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world.             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Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon's daughter, and their son is Earendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo.              At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of Tuor and Idril, with the child Earendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of Earendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources.             Following his presentation of Beren and Luthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same 'history in sequence' mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. 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Tolkien's final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, and want to learn more about Tolkien's magnificent world.                       It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954-5. What may be less known is that he continued to write about Middle-earth in the decades that followed, right up until the years before his death in 1973.             For him, Middle-earth was part of an entire world to be explored, and the writings in The Nature of Middle-earth reveal the journeys that he took as he sought to better understand his unique creation. 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This new collection, which has been edited by Carl F Hostetter, one of the world's leading Tolkien experts, is a veritable treasure-trove offering readers a chance to peer over Professor Tolkien's shoulder at the very moment of discovery: and on every page, Middle-earth is once again brought to extraordinary life.;  464 pages,  Index; Published: 02\/09\/2021\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780008387921\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214287179955,"sku":"9780008387921","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780008387921.jpg?v=1669821535"},{"product_id":"9780008433932","title":"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: With Pearl and Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. 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Tolkien","description":"Including brand-new paintings, this is a fully illustrated new edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, telling the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron.                       The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth, through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring.             They are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the Elves made war upon him in his impenetrable fortress in Angband for the recovery of the Silmarils, three jewels containing the last remaining pure light of Valinor, seized by Morgoth and set in his iron crown.             Accompanying these tales are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as told in The Lord of the Rings.             Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy.             Also included is a letter by J.R.R. 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Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.             This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.             Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.;  1248 pages,  3 b\/w illus,  30 col plates,  (2 x 2-colour fold-out maps),  Index; Published: 14\/10\/2021\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780008471286\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214300811443,"sku":"9780008471286","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780008471286.jpg?v=1669821982"},{"product_id":"9780261102422","title":"The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"A new hardback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself, to complement the popular The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings hardbacks. Includes a new Preface by J.R.R. Tolkien unique to this edition.                       The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.             Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.;  368 pages,  Index; Published: 06\/01\/1992\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780261102422\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214436896947,"sku":"9780261102422","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780261102422.jpg?v=1669822078"},{"product_id":"9780261102637","title":"The Monsters and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"Complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after The Lord of the Rings.             The seven 'essays' by J.R.R. Tolkien assembled in this new paperback edition were with one exception delivered as general lectures on particular occasions; and while they mostly arose out of Tolkien's work in medieval literature, they are accessible to all. Two of them are concerned with Beowulf, including the well-known lecture whose title is taken for this book, and one with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, given in the University of Glasgow in 1953.             Also included in this volume is the lecture English and Welsh; the Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford in 1959; and a paper on Invented Languages delivered in 1931, with exemplification from poems in the Elvish tongues. Most famous of all is On Fairy-Stories, a discussion of the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy, which gives insight into Tolkien's approach to the whole genre.             The pieces in this collection cover a period of nearly thirty years, beginning six years before the publication of The Hobbit, with a unique 'academic' lecture on his invention (calling it A Secret Vice) and concluding with his farewell to professorship, five years after the publication of The Lord of the Rings.;  256 pages; Published: 06\/01\/1997\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780261102637\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214436995251,"sku":"9780261102637","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780261102637.jpg?v=1669822703"},{"product_id":"9780261103207","title":"The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"This special 50th anniversary hardback edition of J.R.R. 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Tolkien's most beloved book, sporting a facsimile of his original cover design and complete with colour plates of his own paintings, brand new reproductions of all his drawings, and colour versions of both maps.             Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again.             Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as JRR Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. 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Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.;  352 pages,  (1 x b\/w map); Published: 03\/11\/1997\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780261103580\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214437486771,"sku":"9780261103580","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/6874\/1219\/products\/9780261103580.jpg?v=1669820983"},{"product_id":"9780261103597","title":"The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"Concluding the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien's own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.                       The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.             Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. 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