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Houghton Mifflin
August 30, 1999Tolkien's Epic
Masterworks Newly Rejacketed in a Handome Boxed Set and as Individual Volumes
"An extraordinary work--pure
excitement."
Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own
children, The Hobbit met with instant success when first published in 1937. It is
the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who led a comfortable and unambitious life before
being whisked away by Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarfs. Bilbo finds himself
caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very
dangerous dragon. A prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is an
enduring classic for readers of all ages. It is available individually as a paperback, or
as part of a larger boxed set including The Lord of the Rings.
The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two
Towers, and The Return of the King make up the three volumes of The Lord of
the Rings. Each volume is available individually as a paperback, or as part of a boxed
set including both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. This masterpiece
tells of the great and dangerous quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of
the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the dwarf, Legolas the elf,
Boromir of Gondor, and a tall mysterious stranger called Strider. It is a story that is at
once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale--a story of high and heroic adventure set in
the unforgettable landscape of Middle Earth.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was beloved
throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
After serving in the First World War, Tolkien embarked upon a distinguished academic
career, recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He 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 in the linguistic aspects of the early
English writing tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of
his own.
The
Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings
Boxed set of 4 paperbacks.
ISBN: 0-618-00225-1
Price: $45.00
Pub Date: October 15, 1999The
Fellowship of the Ring
432 page paperback with maps.
ISBN: 0-618-00222-7
Price: $12.00
Pub Date: September 15, 1999
The
Two Towers
352 page paperback with maps.
ISBN: 0-618-00223-5
Price: $12.00
Pub Date: September 15, 1999 |
The
Return of the King
464 page paperback with maps.
ISBN: 0-618-00224-3
Price: $12.00
Pub Date: September 15, 1999The Hobbit
272 page paperback with maps.
ISBN: 0-618-00221-9
Price: $12.00
Pub Date: September 15, 1999 |
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