The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set

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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. The majestic forerunner of The Lord of the Rings saga, this stunning slipcased edition of The Silmarillion is adorned by J. Even if we lament its stolid lack of imagination, The Lord of the Rings is the work of a careful and deliberate scholar of language, style, and culture. While he began by writing a fairy story with The Hobbit and other early drafts, his later work became a magical epic along the lines of the Eddas. This was the purpose of all of Tolkien's long, dull songs, the litany of troop movements, the lines of lineage, the snippets of didactic myths, and side-adventures.

I have read and absolutely relished these books a number of times, but haven't really put any effort behind understanding rather than just enjoyment. R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. Tolkien just doesn't strike the same chord, so all hail Peter Jackson, and I'm afraid the books have largely been relegated to display-only on my bookshelf. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War.This central schism makes his work much less true to the tradition than Anderson's The Broken Sword, which was published the same year.

While there are have been plenty of hugely popular series in recent years—Fifty Shades of Grey, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and Divergent come to mind…the series is also a hallmark of literary history. The goods do not need to be in their original packaging however in a sellable condition, and at your own cost and risk.A sumptuous new one-volume edition of Tolkien’s classic masterpiece that is fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee, and housed in a special transparent slipcase. One of the scenes I remember most vividly is when the whole Fellowship is just walking along a road somewhere, and he describes how the footfalls of each race of character sound differently. Frodo 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.

Now, unlike his bestie Clive Staples Lewis, Tolkien was a perfectionist and took his sweet time writing his books. The book did have very minor little scratches but I don't really care abt that, I feel like it adds to them. They are different stories in many ways, different characters and types of characters, different tones and different target audiences.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. The hobbit's just focus on how tall they are, and I guess I equated "Tall" with having a larger, more bulky skeletal structure. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. R. TOLKIEN (1892–1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. To a Jesuit friend he wrote: 'The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously at first, but consciously in the revision.

If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation. But even if we had never gotten Robert Jordan's The Path of Daggers and the whole fantasy genre Tolkien inadvertently created by bringing the hobbits so richly to life, Tolkien's epic about the Ring would have left our world enhanced by enchantment. Including all sorts of adventures with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring! His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. As this is my fourth or fifth read through of this book, I feel like I don't need to repeat myself and construct a long-winded review on how this is quite easily, my favourite set of books.However if you wanted this for decoration or to last (especially if you take forever to finish a book) this book will damage easily. Not to mention biases or mis-remembering from the narration of elves who were alive during that time. The struggles and hardships are of such importance and value to both the reader and the characters by the end of the journey, Tolkien has spoken volumes about friendship, love, bravery, honour, loyalty, deceit. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colours and with many bonus features unique to this edition.