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The Lord of the Rings
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by J.R.R. Tolkien
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For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, illustrated throughout in colour by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colours. 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.
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Book Details
First Sentence
"When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton."
Table of Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
NOTE ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION.
PROLOGUE. Concerning Hobbits, and other matters
BOOK ONE.
I. A Long-expected Party
II. The Shadow of the Past
III. Three is Company
IV. A Short Cut to Mushrooms
V. A Conspiracy Unmasked
VI. The Old Forest
VII. In the House of Tom Bombadil
VIII. Fog on the Barrow-downs
IX. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
X. Strider
XI. A Knife in the Dark
XII. Flight to the Ford
BOOK TWO.
I. Many Meetings
II. The Council of Elrond
III. The Ring Goes South
IV. A Journey in the Dark
V. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
VI. Lothlórien
VII. The Mirror of Galadriel
VIII. Farewell to Lórien
IX. The Great River
X. The Breaking of the Fellowship
BOOK THREE.
I. The Departure of Boromir
II. The Riders of Rohan
III. The Uruk-hai
IV. Treebeard
V. The White Rider
VI. The King of the Golden Hall
VII. Helm's Deep
VIII. The Road to Isengard
IX. Flotsam and Jetsam
X. The Voice of Saruman
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. Shelob's 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 Númenórean Kings
II. The House of Eorl
III. Durin's Folk
B. THE TALES 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 of the Peoples of the Third Age
II. On Translation
INDEXES.
I. Poems and Songs
II. Poems and Phrases in Languages Other Than Common Speech
III. Persons, Places, and Things
Edition Notes
This edition is based on the reset edition first published 2020
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Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up, creating not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epic fantasy genre. Today, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is considered "the most influential fantasy novel ever written." (THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY)
During his travels across Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins had found the Ring. But the simple band of gold was far from ordinary; it was in fact the One Ring - the greatest of the ancient Rings of Power. Sauron, the Dark Lord, had infused it with his own evil magic, and when it was lost, he was forced to flee into hiding.
But now Sauron's exile has ended and his power is spreading anew, fueled by the knowledge that his treasure has been found. He has gathered all the Great Rings to him, and will stop at nothing to reclaim the One that will complete his dominion. The only way to stop him is to cast the Ruling Ring deep into the Fire-Mountain at the heart of the land of Mordor--Sauron's dark realm.
Fate has placed the burden in the hands of Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's heir...and he is resolved to bear it to its end. Or his own.
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