'The Return of the King' is the third part of JRR Tolkien's epic masterpiece 'The Lord of the Ring's. This 50th anniversary edition features special packaging and includes the definitive edition of the text.

The Lord of the Rings ; Tome 3: The Return of the King

Volume 1 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer and who's who.

 The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide is a comprehensive handbook to one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century.

 One of two volumes comprising this definitive work, the Chronology traces J. R. R. Tolkien's progress from his birth in South Africa in 1892, to the battlefields of France and the lecture-halls of Leeds and Oxford, to his success as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, until his death in 1973.

 It is the most extensive biographical resource about Tolkien ever published. Thousands of details have been drawn from letters, contemporary documents in libraries and archives, and a wide variety of other published and unpublished sources. Assembled together, they form a revealing portrait of Tolkien in all his aspects: the distinguished scholar of Old and Middle English, the capable teacher and administrator, the devoted husband and father, the brilliant creator of Middle-earth.

The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Volume 1: Chronology

This enhanced ebook of Tolkien's timeless classic brings together all the original handwritten letters, some never before published, with Tolkien's original colour illustrations and audio recordings of every letter read by Sir Derek Jacobi and a full cast.

 Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J. R. R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas.

 They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house!

 Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humour to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and 'authenticity' of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas.

 This enhanced ebook version of the letters brings Tolkien's creation alive, providing readers with a truly engrossing multimedia experience.

Letters from Father Christmas

Special 50th anniversary edition of the literary phenomenon voted Book of the Century and the Nation's favourite Big Read. Includes revised and reset text and special features unique to this edition.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS ILLUSTRATED - 3 IN 1 ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Central to Tolkien's work, this book is the story of the first age: the foundations of the world of Middle-Earth and its peoples before the great events recorded in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".

THE SILMARILLION

Available for the first time in one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien''s five acclaimed modern classic ''fairie'' tales in the vein of ''The Hobbit'', fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan Lee.The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked because of their short lengths, they are finally together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien''s place as a master storyteller for readers young and old.- Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures.- Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when a dragon comes to town;- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom''s many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls;- Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle who sets out to paint the perfect tree;- Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.This new collection is fully illustrated throughout by Oscar-winning artist, Alan Lee, who provides a wealth of pencil drawings to bring the stories to life as he did so memorably for The Hobbit and The Children of Hurin. Alan also provides an Afterword, in which he opens the door into illustrating Tolkien''s world.World-renowned Tolkien author and expert, Tom Shippey, takes the reader through the hidden links in the tales to Tolkien''s Middle-earth in his Introduction, and recounts their history and themes.Lastly, included as an appendix is Tolkien''s most famous essay, "On Fairy-stories", in which he brilliantly discusses fairy-stories and their relationship to fantasy.Taken together, this rich collection of new and unknown work from the author of The Children of Hurin will provide the reader with a fascinating journey into lands as wild and strange as Middle-earth.

TALES FROM THE PERILOUS REALM - ROVERANDOM AND OTHER CLASSIC FAERY STORIES

Même les amateurs les plus fervents du "Seigneur des Anneaux" ne connaissent pas tous tous les chants de Biblo le Hobbit. Voici un poème inédit de Tolkien, qui permet à Biblo d'exprimer son regret de quitter la Terre du Milieu et son désir de répondre à l'appel du grand large et des Terres Immortelles. L'illustratrice Pauline Baynes, grande spécialiste de Tolkien, tisse pour la circonstance une succession de tableaux merveilleusement détaillés.
Aussi riche que les enluminures médiévales, les illustrations de ces vers jusqu'alors inconnus recèlent, pour les amateurs comme pour les novices, mille et une évocations de l'univers et de l'épopée du "Seigneur des Anneaux".

L'album de bilbo le hobbit ; adieu à la terre du milieu

J.
 R.  r.  tolkien, créateur de la terre du milieu et de l'univers du seigneur des anneaux, de bilbo le hobbit et du silmarillion, fut l'auteur de l'une des correspondances les plus prolifiques du xxe siècle.  pendant soixante ans, il écrivit à ses éditeurs, à sa femme et à ses enfants, à ses amis (c.  s.  lewis, w.  h.  auden, pour les plus célèbres) ainsi qu'aux admirateurs de ses livres.  ces lettres constituent un portrait fascinant et plein de nuances de l'homme sous toutes ses facettes - comme conteur, père, universitaire à oxford, croyant et observateur du monde moderne - et relatent la genèse de ses oeuvres magistrales.
 Ce volume éclaire de manière irremplaçable le génie créateur de j.  r.  r.  tolkien et l'extraordinaire architecture, pensée et prévue dans ses moindres détails, du monde du seigneur des anneaux.

Lettres de j.r.r. tolkien

Dans un magnifique poème de mille vers, J.R.R. Tolkien propose une version sombre de l'histoire du roi Arthur, roi guerrier et conquérant : à la fidélité de Gauvain répond la trahison de Mordret, envoûté par une Guenièvre énigmatique, elle-même objet de passion pour un Lancelot tourmenté.

Christopher Tolkien éclaire ensuite ce texte, qui est longtemps resté un mystère, en montrant comme il dialogue avec les versions médiévales anglaises et françaises de la légende arthurienne, mais aussi avec le monde du Silmarillion.
Bien qu'incomplet, le poème, présenté ici dans une forme achevée, mais aussi dans son évolution, marquera le lecteur par sa force, sa dimension tragique, et les liens qu'il suscite avec l'univers inventé par Tolkien.

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