The Fellowship of the Ring Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0618002227 / ISBN 13: 9780618002221

Published by Ballantine Books, 1965

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fellowship of the Ring Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication Date: 1965
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618002227
• ISBN 13: 9780618002221
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in THE HOBBIT. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.