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The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Category: Book

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Seller: gwspokanebooks
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

1254 reviews
Sales Rank: 550818

Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Box set
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 5.2 x 4.2

ISBN: 1565117077
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781565117075
ASIN: 1565117077

Publication Date: October 14, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Also Available In:

•	Paperback - J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)
•	Leather Bound - The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (4 Volume set)
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (box set of four volumes)
•	Mass Market Paperback - The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings (4 Volume Boxed Set)
•	Paperback - THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT (IN SLIPCASE)
•	Audio CD - The Hobbit: AND The Lord of the Rings (BBC Radio Collection)
•	Paperback - Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The (Barrons Book Notes)
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
•	Paperback - The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
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

Product Description
Packaged in a beautifully designed slip-case gift box, The Tolkien Collection gathers for the first time both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in audio format. These are the original American dramatizations as broadcast on public radio. The packaging features original art from John Howe, renowned Tolkien illustrator and conceptual artist for the Peter Jackson film trilogy.

Customer Reviews:

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Great Value July 7, 2010
J. Eyer (St. Helena, CA)
Books are in proper condition, shipped quickly. EXCELLENT VALUE! Probably not for collectors, but can't beat the deal. Would highly recommend!

5 out of 5 stars

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit paperback box set review June 15, 2010
Marvin C. Ellenbecker (So. Calif., USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I hope this review will benefit others who wish to read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit but are confused by which edition to purchase. The boxed set is an excellent buy and seems to have corrected many of the errors common to other editions(ISBN978-0-618-00225-2). The reading type is of good quality and the maps at the index of each book are indispensable.
I read The Hobbit first as it precedes the other three sections of the story. J.R.R. Tolkien is a true creator of a special world that he treats the reader to both in narration and the incorporation of poetry. This is a story for young and old alike, but I think would be especially endearing to young children if it is read to them.
I put off reading these classics for years and now wonder why it took me so long to read and enjoy them. Once you begin reading The Hobbit you are taken into a special world that you are reluctant to leave it until you finish The Return of the King.
In this age of electronic videos, the challenge is to read a story like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings and in your own imagination to live the events as they occur. Of course, you can watch The Lord of the Rings on DVD and get the jest of the story, but no film conveys the full meaning of the written word and how we envision it in our own minds--thank goodness for that.

5 out of 5 stars

fgdjsduy May 12, 2010
B. Warden
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I payed $8 for all four books. I'm very satisfied with the price and books. The books were in better condition than described.I recommend everyone read these classics.

2 out of 5 stars

Slow delivery March 2, 2010
Matthew B. Campbell (Tooele, UT USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful

I would not order from this seller again as it took way too long to receive the order.

5 out of 5 stars

Oh C'mon now! February 11, 2010
Steven (Staten Island, NY)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful

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