The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set

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Not to mention biases or mis-remembering from the narration of elves who were alive during that time. The Lord of The Rings is much more pure expression of Mr Tolkien's personality and how he sees the world. Beyond the enthralling narratives, Tolkien’s prose possessed a poetic and melodic quality that captured my imagination. Awarded the CBE and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University, he died in 1973 at the age of 81.

God shocked him, as he later believed, when a dark figure, one of the nine Ringwraiths, suddenly appeared in the story. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Beginning with Bilbo’s fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbo’s departure to the Grey Havens! His illuminating lectures on works such as the Old English epic poem, Beowulf, illustrate his deep knowledge of ancient languages and at the same time provide new insights into peoples and legends from a remote past. The introduction of the one and only Shadowfax was another highlight for me, the main reason I was attracted to the films as a kid.

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I love getting to know an author that way and being able to see little bits of their personality come out in their works (like the fact that Tolkien loved smoking a pipe--does all the pipe smoking in the book make more sense now?Aragorn, the rightful heir to the throne, evolved from a rugged ranger to a noble king, embodying the epitome of self-discovery and leadership. Die Taschenbücher sind qualitativ gut verarbeitet und das an die originale erinnernde Einband Design sieht sehr gut aus.

I’m someone who likes to look after my books and have them looking pretty In their sets on the shelf but this one just got bust up so quickly even when well looked after. Tolkien’s Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, powers, and creatures—as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. Stunning 40th anniversary collector’s edition of this collection of tales which takes readers further into stories told in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, featuring 18 full-colour paintings, housed in a matching illustrated slipcase with two removable full-colour posters unique to this edition. You get a true feel for the scale and even the politics of such a creation by journeying through it with different companions, each with a different purpose. 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.There was a tradition of high adventure fairy tales, as represented by Eddison, Dunsany, Morris, MacDonald, Haggard, and Kipling, but this was only part of what inspired Tolkien. Each book features a leatherette cover with stamped title and all four books are held in a leatherette bound box with gold foil stamping.

There is a hint of very alien morality in the out-of-place episode of Tom Bombadil, expressing the separation between man and fairy that Dunsany's work epitomized. We mainly use Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service for goods which weight less then 2kg, all other goods will be delivered by a Courier. I could do without the 80 pages on tobacco production, but Tolkien wasn't writing a story; he was writing a history of a place that had never existed.Tolkien’s own full-colour illustrations, complete with an illustrated booklet on the writing of the book from the author's son Christopher. The majestic forerunner of The Lord of the Rings saga, this stunning slipcased edition of The Silmarillion is adorned by J. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in un rivalled magic and other worldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colours and with many bonus features unique to this edition.