middle earth (imaginary place)

J. R. R. Tolkien's classic novel in which the hobbit Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring undertake a great quest--to journey across Middle-earth and cast the One Ring, filled with the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, into the Cracks of Doom.

Presents early versions of some of the first tales written by J.R.R. Tolkien in his development of the imaginary land of Middle-earth, including poems and prose writings, maps, and chronologies.

Presents a story written as the result of a challenge between Tolkien and fellow writer C.S. Lewis, chronicling the destruction of Nimenor during the Second Age of Middle-earth, the imaginary land created by Tolkien as the setting for his Lord of the Rings novels.

Relates a tale of the eternal battle between good and evil.

The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo, Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, becomes a thief for a band of dwarves and soon finds himself in the midst of a war with the evil goblins and wargs, and forced to make a decision between the call of duty and the pull of the simple life.

Contains the Tales of Valinor followed by a commentary, associated poems and information on the Elvish languages.

A guide to reading and understanding J.R.R. Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings" which provides a comprehensive examination of the story's structure, detailed analysis of important concepts, a biography of the author, plot summaries, and character descriptions.

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.