J.R.R. Tolkien

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), which are set in a pre-historic era in an invented version of the world which he called by the Middle English name of Middle-earth. This was peopled by Men (and women), Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Orcs (or Goblins) and of course Hobbits. He has regularly been condemned by the Eng. Lit. establishment, with honourable exceptions, but loved by literally millions of readers worldwide. In the 1960s he was taken up by many members of the nascent "counter-culture" largely because of his concern with environmental issues. In 1997 he came top of three British polls, organised respectively by Channel 4 / Waterstone's, the Folio Society, and SFX, the UK's leading science fiction media magazine, amongst discerning readers asked to vote for the greatest book of the 20th century. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html Source: Open Library

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Published: 2011

Pages: 366

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Action Adventure Classic Epic

To celebrate The Hobbit's 75th anniversary of publication, a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic, perfect for little Hobbits everywhere. 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. Featuring the distinctive cover illustration pai…
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Published: 1994

Pages: 407

Adventure Stories

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The opening novel of The Lord of the Rings—the greatest fantasy epic of all time—which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The dark, fearsome Ringwraiths are searching for a Hobbit. Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears—the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron’s realm.
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The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1937
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The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1954
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The Two Towers

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1954
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The Return of the King

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1950
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The Silmarillion

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1977
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The Children of Húrin

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 2001
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1980
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Novels (Hobbit / Lord of the Rings)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1979
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The Book of Lost Tales [1/2]

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1983
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Farmer Giles of Ham

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1949
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The Father Christmas letters

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1976
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Tree and Leaf

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 1964