The Lord of the Rings | Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

1991

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"Smaug parecía profundamente dormido cuando Bilbo espió una vez más desde la entrada. ¡Pero Fingía! ¡Estaba vigilando la entrada del túnel! ... Sacado de su cómodo agujero-hobbit por Gandalf y una banda de enanos, Bilbo se encuentra de pronto en medio de una conspiración que pretende apoderarse del tesoro de Smaug el Magnifico, un enorme y muy peligroso dragón ..."--P. [4] of cover.

2) El retorno del rey

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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La tercera entrega de la trilogía El Señor de los Anillos. Los ejércitos del Señor Oscuro van extendiendo cada vez más su maléfica sombra por la Tierra Media. Hombres, elfos y enanos unen sus fuerzas para presentar batalla a Sauron y sus huestes. Ajenos a estos preparativos, Frodo y Sam siguen adentrándose en el país de Mordor en su heroico viaje para destruir el Anillo de Poder en las Grietas del Destino. «Un final triunfante... un gran...

3) La comunidad del anillo

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

2010

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En la adormecida e idilica Comarca, un joven hobbit recibe un encargo-- custodiar el Anillo Único y emprender el viaje para su destrucción en las Grietas del Destino. Acompañado por magos, hombres, elfos y enanos, atravesará la Tierra Media y se internará en las sombras del País Oscuro, perseguido siempre por las huestes de Sauron, el Señor Oscuro, dispuesto a recuperar su creación para establecer el dominio definitivo del Mal. In the sleepy,...

4) The fellowship of the ring: being the first part of The lord of the rings

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

1973

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Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power the means by which he intends to rule Middle Earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all, which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. 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...

5) The hobbit, or, There and back again

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

1966

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For the first time ever, a special enhanced edition of the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colors. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf,...

6) The Hobbit: The Classic BBC TV Jackanory Reading

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R

Earliest Publication Date

2013

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The BBC TV soundtrack of the acclaimed Jackanory multi-voice reading of The Hobbit. Broadcast to mark the 3000th programme of the much-loved children's series Jackanory, The Hobbit was transmitted over two weeks and 10 episodes in 1979. It told the gripping story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure guarded by the fearsome dragon Smaug.
As he leaves his cosy hobbit-hole and travels into

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7) The lord of the rings

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

1965

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"Begin your journey into Middle-earth. A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This single volume, paperback omnibus edition includes the three titles that comprise J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Middle-earth, a world of magic and adventure. A land full of tales spanning thousands of years. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered...

8) The Return of the King

Author

Tolkien, J.R.R

Earliest Publication Date

2001

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The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes...

9) The two towers: being the second part of The lord of the rings

Author

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Earliest Publication Date

1965

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The standard hardcover edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map. Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force....