This is a new paperback edition of JRR Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece, "The Hobbit". "The Hobbit" is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children's fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for his own children, "The Hobbit" met with instant critical acclaim when published.

The popular paperback edition of this fascinating collection of stories, which continue the tales of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and contains an alternative version of The Children of Hurin. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century's most acclaimed popular author. The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as Gandalf's lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan. Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Numenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Palantiri and the legend of Amroth. The tales were collated and edited by JRR Tolkien's son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father's writings.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for colour plates which are some of his best work. His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, the complete artwork created by the author for his story has been collected in The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans are presented here, preliminary and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art. Some of these images are now published for the first time, and others for the first time in colour. Fresh digital scans from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford and Marquette University in Wisconsin allow Tolkien’s Hobbit pictures to be seen more vividly than ever before. The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien has been written and edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the leading experts on Tolkien and authors of the acclaimed J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion, and The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide.

A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for adults, full of life and colour; but it is also much more than this, being at the same time a powerful moral tale which examines religious and social values. Pearl is apparently an elegy on the death of a child, a poem pervaded with a sense of great personal loss: but, like Gawain it is also a sophisticated and moving debate on much less tangible matters. Sir Orfeo is a slighter romance, belonging to an earlier and different tradition. It was a special favourite of Tolkien's. The three translations represent the complete rhyme and alliterative schemes of the originals.

'...If you wanted to go on from the end of The Hobbit I think the ring would be your inevitable choice as the link. If then you wanted a large tale, the Ring would at once acquire a capital letter; and the Dark Lord would immediately appear. As he did, unasked, on the hearth at Bag End as soon as I came to that point. So the essential Quest started at once. But I met a lot of things along the way that astonished me. Tom Bombadil I knew already; but I had never been to Bree. Strider sitting in the corner of the inn was a shock, and I had no more idea who he was than Frodo did. The Mines of Moria had been a mere name; and of Lothlorien no word had reached my mortal ears till I came there.' -- J.R.R. Tolkien to W.H. Auden, June 7, 1955 J.R.R. Tolkien, cherished author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was one of the twentieth century's most prolific letter writers. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters -- to his publishers, his family, to friends, and to fans of his books -- which record the history and composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events. By turns thoughtful, impish, scholarly, impassioned, playful, vigorous, and gentle, Tolkien poured his heart and mind into a great stream of correspondence to intimate friends and unknown admirers all over the world. From this collection one sees a mind of immense complexity and many layers -- artistic, religious, charmingly eccentric, sentimental, and ultimately brilliant. Now newly expanded with a detailed index, this collection provides an invaluable record that sheds much light on Tolkien's creative genius, his thoughts and feelings about his own work, and the evolution of his grand design for the creation of a whole new world -- Middle-earth.

J.R.R. Tolkien's own description for the original edition: If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. The period is the ancient time between the age of Faerie and the dominion of men, when the famous forest of Mirkwood was still standing, and the mountains were full of danger. In following the path of this humble adventurer, you will learn by the way (as he did) -- if you do not already know all about these things -- much about trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves, and get some glimpses into the history and politics of a neglected but important period. For Mr. Bilbo Baggins visited various notable persons; conversed with the dragon , Smaug the Magnificent; and was present, rather unwillingly, at the Battle of the Five Armies. This is all the more remarkable, since he was a hobbit. Hobbits have hitherto been passed over in history and legend, perhaps because they as a rule preferred comfort to excitement. But this account, based on his personal memoirs, of the one exciting year in the otherwise quiet life of Mr. Baggins will give you a fair idea of the estimable people now (it is said) becoming rather rare. They do not like noise.

Mr. Bliss's first outing in his new motor-car, shared with several friends, bears, dogs, and a donkey, though not the Girabbit, proves to be unconventional though not inexpensive.

The first ever trade edition of Tolkien's illustrated tale about the eccentric Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, whose whimsical decision to buy a motor car quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Professor J.R.R. Tolkien invented and illustrated the book of Mr Bliss's adventures for his own children when they were very young. The book was handwritten with lots of detailed and uproarious colour pictures. This is a complete and highly imaginative tale of eccentricity. Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, takes the whimsical decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Some of these could be blamed on Mr Bliss's style of driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears. As for what happened next - the readers, whether young or old, will want to discover for themselves. Redesigned using new archival scans of Tolkien's original drawings, MR BLISS is presented for the first time in a conventional trade format, sure to delight Tolkien fans of all ages.

'Owes a little to Beatrix Potter in its ironical humour and to Edward Lear in the style of its drawings, though Tolkien's approach is less grotesque and more delicate than Lear's.' Humphrey Carpenter 'A celebration, in the spirit of The Wind in the Willows, of a vanished, vulgar England where everybody did -- and spoke -- exactly as he pleased, and life was consequently a series of amiable abrupt collisions, feebly refereed by the police in the shape of Sergeant Boffin. Although the book ought to feel dated, ! dating has done little harm to Tom Kitten or Mr Badger, and there seems no reason why it should here.' T.A. Shippey, TLS A brand new edition of the long unavailable children's story, written and illustrated by the author of The Hobbit and Letters from Father Christmas, with newly scanned manuscript pages and redesigned text. Professor J.R.R. Tolkien invented and illustrated the book of Mr Bliss's adventures for his own children when they were very young. The story is reproduced here exactly as he created it -- handwritten with lots of detailed and uproarious colour pictures. This is a complete and highly imaginative tale of eccentricity. Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, takes the whimsical decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Some of these could be blamed on Mr Bliss's style of driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears. As for what happened next -- the readers, whether young or old, will want to discover for themselves. Thankfully all ended well, and even the yellow motor car with red wheels (to which Mr Bliss has taken an understandable and great dislike), came in useful at the end!

The Winds of Winter is the upcoming sixth novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.

Exclusive 3-in-1 harcover book. Includes A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA: The windswept isles of Earthsea were famous for wizards, and the greatest of all was Ged, called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon and crossed deaths threshold to restore the balance. THE TOMBS OF ATUAN: Chosen to serve the Ancient and Nameless Powers of the Earth, Tenar is taken away from her home and family to become Arha, the Priestess Ever Reborn, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While learning her way through the gloomy Labyrinth that is her domain, she encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal the Tombs greatest treasure. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, a light as forbidden in the Tombs as wizards are in the Kargad Lands.... THE FARTHEST SHORE: Ill-tidings have arrived on the Isle of the Wise: The springs of wizardry are drying up. Driven to seek the source of the trouble, Archmage Ged embarks on a perilous journey with the boy-prince, Arren. Their travels take them to a land cursed with a strange soul sickness, to an encounter with Orm Embar, the greatest of the worlds dragons, and into the realm of death itself. For if the balance of magic is not restored, darkness will overtake the world. Jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon.

《哈利·波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》是“哈利·波特”系列的第三部。 哈利·波特在霍格沃茨魔法学校已经度过了不平凡的两年，而且早已听说魔法世界中有一座守备森严的阿兹卡班监狱，里面关押着一个臭名昭著的囚徒，名字叫小天狼星布莱克。传言布莱克是“黑魔法”高手伏地魔——杀害哈利父母的凶手——的忠实信徒，曾经用一句魔咒接连结束了十三条性命。不幸的是，布莱克逃出了阿兹卡班，一心追寻哈利。布莱克在睡梦中仍然呓语不休：“他在霍格沃茨……他在霍格沃茨。” 哈利·波特虽然身在魔法学校的城堡内，既有朋友的赤诚帮助，也有老师的悉心呵护，但校园内危机四伏，哈利的生命时时受到威胁。一天，布莱克终于站到了哈利的面前……

一岁的哈利・波特失去父母后，神秘地出现在姨父姨妈家的门前。哈利在姨父家饱受欺凌，度过十年极其痛苦的日子。姨父和姨妈好似凶神恶煞，他们那混世魔王儿子达力――一个肥胖、娇惯、欺负人的大块头，更是经常对哈利拳脚相加。哈利的“房间”是位于楼梯口的一个又暗又小的碗橱。十年来，从来没有人为他过过生日。 但是在他十一岁生日那天，一切都发生了变化，信使猫头鹰带来了一封神秘的信：邀请哈利去一个他――以及所有读到哈利故事的人――会觉得永远难忘的、不可思议的地方――霍格沃茨魔法学校。 在魔法学校，哈利不仅找着了朋友、学会了空中飞行，骑着一把型号为光轮2000的飞天扫帚打魁地球，还得到了一件隐形衣。他发现那里的一切――从上课到吃饭到睡觉都充满了魔力，但是一块魔石出现了，它与哈利的命运息息相关……

《哈利·波特与凤凰社》是“哈利·波特”系列的第五部。 漫长的暑假，哈利·波特被困在女贞路4号，意外地遭到摄魂怪的袭击……逃过一劫的哈利被护送到伦敦一个秘密的地方，在那里他见了自己的教父小天狼星布莱克、前任黑魔法防御术课教师卢平、疯眼汉穆迪以及他的朋友赫敏和罗恩。他只是知道邓布利多与凤凰社成员正在加紧秘密活动，以对抗日益强大的伏地魔。但是，所有的人都不愿向他透露更多的情况…… 哈利在茫然与愤怒中来到霍格沃茨，然而令他不解的是，邓布利多不愿见他，海格不知去向。更糟糕的是，哈利越来越频繁地在梦中看见一道长长的走廊，每当他快要走进长廊尽头的一扇门时，他都会头痛欲裂地从梦中惊醒，觉得自己身体里蠕动着一条大蛇…… 魔法部派来了一位专横跋扈的高级调查官，对学校各项事务横加干涉，并最终赶走了邓布利多校长，打伤了麦格教授，整个学校笼罩在一片混乱和压抑之中…… 大蛇的影子在哈利的脑海里越来越清晰，伏地魔走近了哈利……这时，邓布利多告诉他一个天大的秘密……

《哈利·波特与密室》是“哈利·波特”系列的第二部。 哈利·波特在霍格沃茨魔法学校学习一年之后，暑假开始了。他在姨父姨妈家熬过痛苦的假期。正当他准备打点行装去学校时，小精灵多比前来发出警告：如果哈利返回霍格沃茨，灾难将会临头。 但哈利义无返顾地回到了霍格沃茨，新来的吉罗德·洛哈特教授装腔作势，让他作呕；游荡在女生舆洗室里的幽灵“哭泣的桃金娘”搅得他不得安宁；低年级的小女生金妮对他投来关切目光常令他尴尬不已；小男生科林·克里维“追星”式的跟踪又经常使他落荒而逃。 但是，这一切仅仅是灾难的序曲。正如多比所预言的，哈利遭受了重重磨难，经历了种种危险，难解之谜又使他煞费苦心：霍格沃茨的学生接二连三地变成了石头。这一切是品德败坏的学生德拉科·马尔福精心策划的杰作？还是忠厚善良的海格无心铸成的大错？或者另有人将在霍格沃茨制造更大的阴谋？这一切又是否与传说中的密室有关？哈利决心揭开谜底……

《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》是“哈利·波特”系列的第七部，也就是最后一部。 还有四天，哈利就要迎来自己十七岁的生日，成为一名真正的魔法师。然而，他不得不提前离开女贞路4号，永远离开这个他曾经生活过十六年的地方。 凤凰社的成员精心谋划了秘密转移哈利的计划，以防哈利遭到伏地魔及其追随者食死徒的袭击。然而，可怕的意外还是发生了…… 与此同时，卷土重来的伏地魔已经染指霍格沃茨魔法学校，占领了魔法部，控制了半个魔法界，形势急转直下…… 哈利在罗恩、赫敏的陪伴下，不得不逃亡在外，隐形遁迹。为了完成校长邓布利多的遗命，一直在暗中寻机销毁伏地魔魂器的哈利，意外地获悉如果他们能够 拥有传说中的三件死亡圣器，伏地魔将必死无疑。但是，伏地魔也早已开始了寻找死亡圣器的行动，并派出众多食死徒，布下天罗地网追捕哈利…… 哈利与伏地魔在魔法学校的禁林中遭遇了，哈利倒在伏地魔抢先到手的一件致命的圣器之下…… 然而，伏地魔未能如愿以偿，死亡圣器不可能战胜纯正的灵魂。哈利赢得了这场殊死较量的最终胜利……

《哈利·波特与“混血王子”》是“哈利·波特”系列的第六部。 仲夏的一个夜晚，反常的浓雾笼罩在窗户玻璃上，哈利·波特在女贞路4号德思礼家自己的卧室里紧张地等待着邓布利多教授的来访。 哈利不太确定邓布利多是否真的会来德思礼家。邓布利多为什么现在要来看他呢？几个星期之后，他就要返校，邓布利多为什么不能等一等呢？哈利六年级的学习似乎就这样出人意料地提前开始了…… 而更加出人意料的事情还在接踵而至：邓布利多终于让斯内普教授如愿以偿，任命其担任黑魔法防御术课教师……哈利从教室的储藏柜里翻到一本魔药课本，它的前任主人是“混血王子”，从此哈利在神秘“王子”的帮助下成为“魔药奇才”……邓布利多开始了给哈利的单独授课，但奇怪的是，邓布利多却经常离开学校外出……在邓布利多的课上，哈利经历了几段关于少年伏地魔的惊心动魄的记忆，揭示了伏地魔不同寻常的身世之谜…… 哈利隐隐觉得这一学期期内普教授和马尔福的关系发生了微妙变化，其中似乎别有一番隐情，而马尔福更是行踪诡秘……哈利试图揭穿马尔福的阴谋，但始终没有成功，直到马尔福把食死徒引进学校，斯内普对邓布利多校长举起了魔杖……