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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

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This four volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbitand 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 from the motion pictures. 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, The Lord Of The Ringstells 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.

Audience
young adultadultchildrens
Length
epic · 1728 pages

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