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    J.R.R. Tolkien

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.
    The Two Towers (Media Tie-in)
    The Two Towers (Media Tie-in)
    The Lord of the Rings: Part Two
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780593500491
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 05, 2022
    Del Rey
    The Return of the King (Media Tie-in)
    The Return of the King (Media Tie-in)
    The Lord of the Rings: Part Three
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780593500507
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 05, 2022
    Del Rey
    J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
    The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345538376
    $35.96 US
    Boxed Set
    Sep 25, 2012
    Del Rey
    Tales Before Narnia
    Tales Before Narnia
    The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
    J.R.R. Tolkien , Robert Louis Stevenson , Sir Walter Scott , Rudyard Kipling
    9780345498908
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 25, 2008
    Del Rey
    The History of Middle-earth 5-Book Boxed Set
    The History of Middle-earth 5-Book Boxed Set
    The Book of Lost Tales 1, The Book of Lost Tales 2, The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345466457
    $49.95 US
    Boxed Set
    Aug 26, 2003
    Del Rey
    Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (The Tolkien Reader, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
    Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (The Tolkien Reader, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
    Essays, Epics, and Translations from the Creator of Middle-earth
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345466464
    $35.96 US
    Boxed Set
    Jul 29, 2003
    Del Rey
    Bilbo's Last Song
    Bilbo's Last Song
    J.R.R. Tolkien , Pauline Baynes
    9780375823732
    $16.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 24, 2002
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Age 6-9 years
    The Lost Road and Other Writings
    The Lost Road and Other Writings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345406859
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Sep 30, 1996
    Del Rey
    The Shaping of Middle-earth
    The Shaping of Middle-earth
    J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien
    9780345400437
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Oct 30, 1995
    Del Rey
    The Lays of Beleriand
    The Lays of Beleriand
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345388186
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Aug 29, 1994
    Del Rey
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part One
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part One
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345375216
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 22, 1992
    Del Rey
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345375223
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 22, 1992
    Del Rey
    Unfinished Tales
    Unfinished Tales
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345357113
    $11.00 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Aug 12, 1988
    Del Rey
    The Tolkien Reader
    The Tolkien Reader
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345345066
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Nov 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Lord of the Rings: Part One
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345339706
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Aug 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    The Hobbit
    The Hobbit
    The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345339683
    $11.00 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
    Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345336064
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jan 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    The Silmarillion
    The Silmarillion
    The legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345325815
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jan 12, 1985
    Del Rey
    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345277602
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Dec 12, 1979
    Del Rey

    Books

    The Two Towers (Media Tie-in)
    The Two Towers (Media Tie-in)
    The Lord of the Rings: Part Two
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780593500491
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 05, 2022
    Del Rey
    The Return of the King (Media Tie-in)
    The Return of the King (Media Tie-in)
    The Lord of the Rings: Part Three
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780593500507
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 05, 2022
    Del Rey
    J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
    The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345538376
    $35.96 US
    Boxed Set
    Sep 25, 2012
    Del Rey
    Tales Before Narnia
    Tales Before Narnia
    The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
    J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, Rudyard Kipling
    9780345498908
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 25, 2008
    Del Rey
    The History of Middle-earth 5-Book Boxed Set
    The History of Middle-earth 5-Book Boxed Set
    The Book of Lost Tales 1, The Book of Lost Tales 2, The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345466457
    $49.95 US
    Boxed Set
    Aug 26, 2003
    Del Rey
    Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (The Tolkien Reader, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
    Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (The Tolkien Reader, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
    Essays, Epics, and Translations from the Creator of Middle-earth
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345466464
    $35.96 US
    Boxed Set
    Jul 29, 2003
    Del Rey
    Bilbo's Last Song
    Bilbo's Last Song
    J.R.R. Tolkien, Pauline Baynes
    9780375823732
    $16.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 24, 2002
    Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Age 6-9 years
    The Lost Road and Other Writings
    The Lost Road and Other Writings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345406859
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Sep 30, 1996
    Del Rey
    The Shaping of Middle-earth
    The Shaping of Middle-earth
    J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
    9780345400437
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Oct 30, 1995
    Del Rey
    The Lays of Beleriand
    The Lays of Beleriand
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345388186
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Aug 29, 1994
    Del Rey
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part One
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part One
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345375216
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 22, 1992
    Del Rey
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two
    The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345375223
    $9.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 22, 1992
    Del Rey
    Unfinished Tales
    Unfinished Tales
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345357113
    $11.00 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Aug 12, 1988
    Del Rey
    The Tolkien Reader
    The Tolkien Reader
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345345066
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Nov 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Lord of the Rings: Part One
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345339706
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Aug 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    The Hobbit
    The Hobbit
    The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345339683
    $11.00 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
    Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345336064
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jan 12, 1986
    Del Rey
    The Silmarillion
    The Silmarillion
    The legendary precursor to The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345325815
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jan 12, 1985
    Del Rey
    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    9780345277602
    $8.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Dec 12, 1979
    Del Rey

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