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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN num: 9780618640157
ISBN number: 0618640150
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 1216
Printing Date: October 12, 2005
Publishing house: Houghton Mifflin
Sale Popularity Level: 4944
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
and in the darkness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.
When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.
The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo 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.
This new edition includes the fiftieth-anniversary fully corrected text setting and, for the very first time, an extensive new index.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but while he studied classic works of the past, he was creating a set of his own.
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These books are absolutely fantastic. It just really doesn't get much better the The Lord of the Rings. I read these books every year and they never get old. Each time I pick them up I get as excited about reading them as I did on my very very first time. These books are for all ages though probably better suited to high school age and above. They provide for an excellent insight in to Christian (more specifically Catholic) understanding. This would be a wonderful gift to get anyone. I've read this book many times and even when I receive a new copy as a present I'm always grateful due to the wear and tear I give to the books. You just can't go wrong with this purchase.
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One of the most engrossing books I ever read. Frodo's adventures are one for the ages.
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I have read the Lord of the Rings over and over since I was about 12. It's handy finally having it all in one volume. This version of the book is not quite as nice as I would like, but it isn't bad, especially for the price.
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Everyone knows this book is one for the ages, and the subject matter need not be rehashed by me. So, this review is regarding this version -- this edition/printing only.
For a very large book this is a remarkably good paperback edition. It is a pleasure to hold and read because the cover is beautiful and the binding is strong. The pages are of sturdy paper, not flimsy tissue stuff, and the print is clear and legible. The book is solid enough that it doesn't flop loosely when held, but not too stiff either because it will remain open when laid down. I prefer hardbacks, but this paperback was a wise purchase I don't regret. AMAZING BOOK, UNFORGETTABLE STORY AND A COMPLETELY RECOMMENDED EDITION.
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Admittedly, when I began this book (as a freshman in high school) I thought it was a bit too long.
But a good friend of mine had repeatedly recommended it to me and finally insisted that I read it (after reading The Hobbit, of course). So I pushed on through it, because even though I wasn't quite used to the wordy style of Tolkien, I wanted to know what was going to happen next. I couldn't have made a better choice.
The Fellowship of the Ring took me about two weeks, which makes me blush with shame to think about now that I can read it in about two days (if I am left relatively uninterrupted). Of course, I had foolishly not thought to grab copies of The Two Towers and The Return of the King at the same time, so I found myself making another trip to the library as soon as I could. A little put off by the cover illustration of Shelob - a giant spider - on the cover of The Two Towers, I was nevertheless determined to conquer my arachnophobia in the interest of the story. That one only took me one week or so, and then I promptly continued to The Return of the King. The last installment of the trilogy has always been my favorite, ever since that very first read, and it was after I finished it that I fell in love with the story. Then I saw the Extended Editions of the films with the same friend who'd recommended the book to me and fell even more deeply in love, if that was possible. Now I, who had to ask my fellow Tolkienite what "FOTR" stood for, probably know more about the world of Middle-earth than she does. Many thanks to Tolkien for creating such a beautiful tale - my hope is to one day be a fraction as good a writer as he was.
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