John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.

quarta-feira, 15 de agosto de 2012

"The Farmer Giles of Ham" / "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Language: English
Published in 1979.
The original edition was published in 1949.
Contains the books The Farmer Giles of Ham and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J.R.R. Tolkien in 144 pages.
"The Farmer Giles of Ham:
Fabulous tale of the days when giants and dragons walked the kingdom. Full of scholar's wit.
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil:
By turns gay, prattling, melancholy, nonsensical, mysterious. And what is most exciting and attractive about them is their superb technical skill. Professor Tolkien revealed in the verses scattered through The Hobbit that he had a talent for songs, riddling rhymes, and a kind of balladry. In The Adventures of Tom Bombadil the talent can be seen to be something close to genius."

"The Lord of the Rings"
Geoge Allen & Unwin Ltd
Language: English
Published in 1974, Fourteenth George Allen & Unwin Ltd edition.
The original George Allen & Unwin Ltd one paperback volume edition was published in 1968.
Contains The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King in one volume of 1077 pages.
"This one-volume, paperback edition of The Lord of the Rings contains the complete text of the revised edition of 1966. The index and all but one of the numerous appendices have been omitted. Though they contain much information that has proved very interesting to many readers, only a small part is necessary to the reading of the tale. They may still be found in the standard hardback edition where they occupy the last 130 pages of The Return of the King."

"The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King"
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Language: English
Published in 1979, reprinting of third edition.
First published by George Allen & Unwin in 1955.
Contains the third book of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien in 556 pages. Cover different from picture.
"The Return of the King is the final part of J.R.R. Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction The Lord of the Rings. It is impossible to convey to the new reader all of the book's qualities, and the range of its creation. By turns comic, homely, epic, monstrous and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes ofd scenes and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. In the words of the novelist Richard Hughes 'For width of imagination it almost beggars parallel, and it is nearly as remarkable for its vividness and narrative skill which carries the reader on enthralled for page after page'. Tolkien created in The Lord of the Rings a new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal.
This is the third part of a three book edition in paperback which reproduces the complete authoritative text. The Return of the King also includes the Appendices and Index in full."


"Unfinished Tales"
Ballantine Books
Language: English
Published in 1991.
The original Ballantine Books edition was published in 1988.
Contains 493 pages divided in four parts with thirteen stories and seven appendices. Notes and introduction by Christopher Tolkien, writing by J.R.R. Tolkien.
"The Book of Lost Legends:
Mythic lore and forgotten legends unearthed by Christopher Tolkien from his father's archives unveil stories of the three ages of ancient Middle-earth.
The First Age:
Young Lord Turin fled from Morgoth's forces, wandering in disguise as an outlaw until he could avenge his people against the evil that had razed his home. But Turin lived under the curse of a hateful dragon, and his secret identity hid more than he knew.
The Second Age:
Prince Aldarion's heart belonged to Erendis, bu his passion lay with the sea, and the great ships that sailed beyond the sight of land. No man, however, could serve two mistresses, and no mortal love could withstande the lure of the sea.
The Third Age:
The great warrior Isildur escaped with the One Ring, cut from the Dark Lord Sauron's hand - to hide it safely from Sauron's evil grasp. But Isiuldur learned the burden of a ringbearer - of its temptation and despair.
-And Much More-"

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