J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)
This is a boxed set containing paper editions of Tolkien's four stories of Middle-earth: The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
Hobbits and wizards and Sauron--oh, my! Mild-mannered Oxford scholar John Ronald Reuel Tolkien had little inkling when he published The Hobbit; Or, There and Back Again in 1937 that, once hobbits were unleashed upon the world, there would be no turning back. Hobbits are, of course, small, furry creatures who love nothing better than a leisurely life quite free from adventure. But in that first novel and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo and their elfish friends get swept up into a mighty conflict with the dragon Smaug, the dark lord Sauron (who owes much to proud Satan in Paradise Lost), the monstrous Gollum, the Cracks of Doom, and the awful power of the magical Ring. The four books' characters--good and evil--are recognizably human, and the realism is deepened by the magnificent detail of the vast parallel world Tolkien devised, inspired partly by his influential Anglo-Saxon scholarship and his Christian beliefs. (He disapproved of the relative sparseness of detail in the comparable allegorical fantasy his friend C.S. Lewis dreamed up in The Chronicles of Narnia, though he knew Lewis had spun a page-turning yarn.) It has been estimated that one-tenth of all paperbacks sold can trace their ancestry to J.R.R. Tolkien. But even if we had never gotten Robert Jordan's The Path of Daggers and the whole fantasy genre Tolkien inadvertently created by bringing the hobbits so richly to life, Tolkien's epic about the Ring would have left our world enhanced by enchantment. --Tim Appelo
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1208 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
was very impressed
I was very impressed with the prompt delivery and the books themself. I was also bery much surprised at the price. I will keep doin business with Amazon.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 01, 2008 Type: User Review |
Tolkein has become a part of western literature.
As good as the Ring Trilogy films are, there is much to be gained from reading Tolkien's originals. I hesitate to call them novels, more like sagas. The character development is richer and memorable. The linkage between the myths that formed...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 18, 2007 Type: User Review |
Great saga - But many people don't have the patience for it anymore
This is a great set and a masterpiece. I think, from reading most of the negative reviews is that many people no longer have the patience to obtain the level of involvment needed to follow these books. As for these being racist books - some people...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 20, 2007 Type: User Review |
Simply the best in fantasy
What more can be said about this legendary work? It is truly the finest work in the history of the fantasy genre. Often imitated but never duplicated, Tolkien set the bar to an unattainable height for all who have followed in his footsteps. I...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 13, 2007 Type: User Review |
J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed set
[[ASIN:B000UU4IQM The Complete LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy Set + Hobbit (1. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING / 2. THE TWO TOWERS / 3. THE RETURN OF THE KING / 4. The Hobbit)
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 12, 2007 Type: User Review |
Who doesn't love Tolkien?!
Excellent box set for some of Tolkien's best work.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring is an amazing piece of literature written by J.R.R. Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien was born in 1892 and died at age 81 in 1973. He was an author, a teacher, a philologist, and an icon for people who love to read fantasy books....
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
Top Quality
The Hobbit/ Lond of the Rings Boxset is of very good quality and a certain must have for Lord of the Rings fans! No damage in the box set itself and the books are well printed!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 27, 2007 Type: User Review |
Gets better with each reading
Read the Hobbit first then jump right in! I find new and wonderous things every time I read it again!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 23, 2007 Type: User Review |
J.R.R. Tolkein Boxed Set
fast shipping, reasonable price for books that we have had for years and wanted to obtain new copies. Good job!
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