THE HOBBIT AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS

This four-volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks u003ciu003eThe Hobbit u003c/iu003eand the three volumes of u003ciu003eThe Lord of the Rings u003c/iu003e(u003ciu003eThe Fellowship of the Ringu003c/iu003e, u003ciu003eThe Two Towersu003c/iu003e, and u003ciu003eThe Return of the Kingu003c/iu003e). In u003ciu003eThe Hobbitu003c/iu003e, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. u003ciu003eThe Lord of the Rings u003c/iu003etells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale--a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-earth.