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The group was, of course, the inklings and the pub was the eagle and child known colloquially as the bird and baby in oxford. The lord of the rings the hobbit 4 books collection set titles in this set the hobbit, the fellowship of the ring. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during world war ii, 1 the lord of the rings is one of the bestselling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. Book sales surge as selfisolating readers stock up on bucket list. The story began as a sequel to tolkiens 1937 fantasy novel the hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Since it was published, the lord of the rings has been book people have treasured. Sauron, the dark lord, has gathered to him all the rings of power the means by which he intends to rule middleearth. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
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