The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. It seems destined to become this century’s contribution to that select list of books which continue through the ages to be read by children and adults with almost equal pleasure." (Eyre, 134-35). The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. It is considered one of this century’s lasting contributions to that borderland of literature between youth and age.
It was written in stages between 19, much of it during World War II in letters to his son, "and finally, having polished it to his own satisfaction, published it as a trilogy from 1954 to 1955, a volume at a time, impatiently awaited by a growing audience. The Lord of the Rings began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. The sets includes a first edition, first impression of The Return of the King first edition, second impression of The Two Towers first edition, fifth impression of The Fellowship of the Ring. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, watered silk endleaves, all edges marbled, ribbons bound in, folding maps. The Return of the King is great as well (its 2 on my list), but The Two Towers is the best paced part of the LOTR trilogy, arguably has the best score, the. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1955-1956.įinely bound set of each title comprising the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King. Lord of the Rings - the Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, the Return of the King.
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