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Author
Series
(John Ronald Reuel),Lord of the rings volume pt. 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
The little hobbit and his trusty companion make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron.
Author
Series
Publisher
Playaway Digital Audio
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the ring must be destroyed. Meanwhile, at Helm's Deep and Isengard, the first great battles of the War of the Ring take shape.
23) The hobbit
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard's band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage wolves, and other dangers. Bilbo quickly tires of the quest for adventure and longs for the security of his...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, this is an important non Middle-earth work to set alongside his other retellings of existing myth and legend, "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, " "The Fall of Arthur, " and "The Story of Kullervo."
Series
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
Author
Series
History of Middle-earth volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Book of Lost Tales: Part One is the first of a two-volume set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.
The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916-17 when he was twenty-five years old and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth
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Publisher
HMH Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times bestseller
"A thrill . . . Beowulf was Tolkien's lodestar. Everything he did led up to or away from it." —New YorkerJ.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of Beowulf in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition includes an illuminating written commentary on the poem by the translator himself,...
28) The hobbit
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, in Middle Earth, humans shared their days with elves, wizards, goblins, dragons, heroes ... and hobbits. Just minding his own business, Bilbo has a guest, Gandolf, drop in on him. Soon, one by one a whole group of dwarves drop in and Bilbo finds himself joining the quest to reclaim their kingdom from an evil dragon.
29) Novels for students: Volume 8 :presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
Series
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
Publisher
[Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When a dangerous and powerful magic ring falls into his hands, a hobbit named Frodo gets caught up in an adventure. The mighty wizard Gandalf and a daring band of elves, dwarfs and warriors defend their enchanted land from the wicked sorcerer who would see it destroyed.
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