The Middle-Earth Treasury - The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Edition

When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new boxed set, published to mark the 80th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien''s remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits'' part in the epic quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo''s fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbo''s departure to the Grey Havens.

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'The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.' Sunday Times
'A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness.' New Statesman
'Masterpiece? Oh yes, I've no doubt about that.' Evening Standard

Product details

• Authors: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Box
• Released: 05.10.2017
• EAN: 9780008260187
• ISBN: 978-0-00-826018-7
• No. of pages: 912
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 165 mm x 130 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien; Der Herr der Ringe / The Lord of the Rings
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Humorous fiction, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction