description: This four volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks <i>The Hobbit</i> and the three volumes of <i>The Lord Of The Rings</i> (<i>The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers,</i> and <i>The Return Of The King</i>) in their definitive text settings complete with maps and cover illustrations from the motion pictures. In <i>The Hobbit,</i> 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, <i>The Lord Of The Rings</i> 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.
<p>Author Biography: J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.</p>
language: en
title: The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King) / The Hobbit
publisher: Ballantine Books/Del Rey Fantasy