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The Hobbit and The Lord of
the Rings [BOX SET]- by J. R. R. Tolkien
| Book Description - This
four volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R.
Tolkien's epic masterworks THE HOBBIT and the three volumes of
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO
TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING) in their definitive text
settings complete with maps and cover illustrations by the
celebrated artist Alan Lee. In THE HOBBIT, Bilbo Baggins is
whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in
Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He
finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard
of Smaug the Magnificent, a THE LORD OF THE RINGS tells of the
great and dangerous quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the
Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry,
Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of
Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R.
Tolkien's three volume masterpiece 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 |
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