Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (the Tolkien Reader, the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight): Essays, Epics, and Translatio

The ultimate companion to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings--a four-book collection of stories, translations, and archival material by the master of fantasy

Perfect for readers looking to dig deeper into Tolkien's writing, this four-book set includes everything from hard-to-find short writings and translations of medieval poems to the must-have companion to the beloved Lord of the Rings epic, The Silmarillion.

The Tolkien Reader: A collection of fantastical short stories and essays on imagination and narrative forms, including The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Tree and Leaf

The Silmarillion: The epic precursor to The Lord of the Rings, set primarily in the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting the ancient drama of the Elder Days and the harrowing origins of the adventure that ends with Frodo and the One Ring

Unfinished Tales: Collected lore and legends from across the ages of Middle-earth, including the only surviving story of Númenor, the greatest kingdom of men, before its downfall in the Second Age

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo: Three masterpieces of medieval poetry, skillfully translated by J.R.R. Tolkien, that weave a bright tapestry of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 07/29/2003
Binding Type: Boxed Set
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.30w x 3.70d
ISBN13: 9780345466464
ISBN10: 0345466462
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Fantasy | Epic

About the Author
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.