· 华语奇幻文学教主朱学恒最经典译本 · 收录托尔金本人及各语种译本最精美插图 · 托尔金专家道格拉斯•A. 安德森最专业注释 比尔博•巴金斯原是一名本分的哈比人，一个夏日的早晨，他被十三个矮人和一名巫师“坑蒙拐骗”，踏上了冒险的旅程。他们的目的是打倒恶龙，取回被恶龙霸占的原属于矮人的宝藏。在途中，巴金斯先生偶得一枚可以让人隐身的魔戒，凭借这枚戒指，他协助矮人们逃脱了半兽人的追捕、逃出了精灵国王的牢笼、深入恶龙的洞穴，最终矮人们取回了祖先的财富，巴金斯先生也带着自己的那份报酬回到了哈比屯，过回了安静惬意的日子。 特别附录：为什么矮人要进行这次远征？灰袍巫师有什么阴谋？魔戒前传的前传——《孤山任务》，汉语版本首次出版 《哈比人》的地位，应与《爱丽丝漫游奇境》……并列……必须厘清的是，所谓这本书是“童书”，那是因为第一次阅读此书可能是在童年时，但往后一生中还将阅读很多次。《爱丽丝》由孩子们读来郑重其事，大人们读来笑声不断；《哈比人》在年幼的读者看来最滑稽，而多少年后、经过第十次二十次的阅读，读者们将会体会到，纯熟的学术基础以及深刻的思想是的书中的一切如此成熟，如此平易近人，而且如此独特地真实。 ——《泰晤士报文学副刊》 这本书是有史以来最新鲜原创、最有想象力的童书之一…… ——《纽约时报书评版》 为了纪念《哈比人》美国版出版五十周年，这个版本提供了完整的名称注释、典故来源于评论。它详细介绍了《哈比人》的诞生与接受史，介绍了托尔金的符文体系，收录了国际版本和托尔金的亲笔插图。……学者与普通读者都能从这个纪念版中找到阅读的愉悦与指导。 ——Patricia Dooley

凡人贝伦与出身不朽的精灵一族的露西恩相爱，然而他们的爱情起初无法得到露西恩的父亲——精灵王辛葛的首肯。为使贝伦知难而退，辛葛提出了求娶露西恩的条件：贝伦必须完成一个看似没有希望完成的任务。这个任务就是传奇的核心，它促使贝伦与露西恩一同立下了无上的英雄功绩：从初代黑暗魔君，比后世的索隆还要强大恐怖的魔苟斯那里，夺回一颗精灵宝钻。 贝伦与露西恩的传奇，是J.R.R. 托尔金教授创造的瑰丽世界——中洲里最重要的故事之一。它位列中洲远古时代的三大传说当中，既是《魔戒》那宏大背景的组成部分，更是《精灵宝钻》必不可少的基石，同时在作者自己的人生中也具有非同寻常的意义。在去世的前一年，J.R.R. 托尔金曾在一封信中述及他对亡妻的怀念。他写道：“她就是后来成为《精灵宝钻》首要部分的那个故事的源头……但故事脱离了正轨，我被抛下了，而我无法去铁面无情的曼督斯面前恳求。” 在本书中，克里斯托弗·托尔金作出了全新的尝试：将故事从大背景中抽取出来，利用作者本人在不同创作阶段写出的一系列文稿，对人物与情节的发展脉络进行梳理和对比，从而向读者展示贝伦与露西恩的故事在数十年的光阴中所经历的演变全貌。

★《霍比特人》《魔戒》前传，中洲远古三大传说完结篇，整个中洲世界的基石。 ★奥斯卡奖得主、奇幻插画大师艾伦·李倾情创作8幅彩色插图、15幅黑白插图。 ★克里斯托弗·托尔金最后一次整理其父作品，为中洲远古三大传说的合璧画上了圆满的句号。 -------------- 这个 述及图奥在刚多林的旅居、他与伊缀尔·凯勒布琳达尔的结合、埃雅仁迪尔的出生、迈格林的背叛、城邦的陷落和幸存者的逃离的故事，这个在家父对第一纪元的想象中处于核心地位的故事，家父平生写出的完整版本却仅有一个，便是那部创作于青年时代的文稿，这样的事实可谓极不寻常。——克里斯托弗·托尔金 继《贝伦与露西恩》《胡林的子女》之后，《刚多林的陷落》作为中洲远古时代的三大传说最终章，见证了第一纪元终于走向终结。这三大传说既是《魔戒》那宏大背景的组成部分，更是《精灵宝钻》必不可少的基石。 《刚多林的陷落》也是克里斯托弗·托尔金编辑整理的最后一部托尔金作品。 -------------- 这是托尔金耗费一生所写的故事，虽是个悲剧，你却可看到作者对中洲世界无尽的热情。——《娱乐周刊》 这是一本托尔金迷绝对想要拥有的书，更是一本值得一读的书，即使那些人认为他们已经熟知这个故事了。——《今日圣路易斯》 本书会提醒罗琳所有的读者，罗琳一系列作品中的探索、寻找身份认同，以及笼罩人心的邪恶等许多的主题，是源自托尔金（并其他作家）。两位作者都使用神话、法术和奇幻故事为架构，呈现出这些巨大的议题。——《今日美国》 我热爱托尔金。他的言语词句如同自然万物，如同岩壁的结构与瀑布的奔流。对于我，如果痴心达到托尔金的写作水准，就如同妄想像樱桃树一般绽放花枝，像一只小松鼠想攀上树顶，像一场平常降水想被称作暴风骤雨。——尼尔·盖曼（《美国众神》作者）

This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkien’s enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous literary works – The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and reproduces personal photographs and private papers (some of which have never been seen before in print). Tolkien drew on his deep knowledge of medieval literature and language to inform his literary imagination. Six introductory essays cover some of the main themes in Tolkien’s life and work including the influence of northern languages and legends on the creation of his own legendarium; his concept of ‘Faërie’ as a literary construct; the central importance of his invented languages in his fantasy writing; his visual imagination and its emergence in his artwork; and the encouragement he derived from the literary group known as the Inklings. This book brings together the largest collection of original Tolkien material ever assembled in a single volume. Drawing on the archives of the Tolkien collections at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, and Marquette University, Milwaukee, as well as private collections, this exquisitely produced catalogue draws together the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien – scholarly, literary, creative and domestic – offering a rich and detailed understanding and appreciation of this extraordinary author.

J.R.R. Tolkien is famous for his literary creation, exemplified in "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion". He also produced a vast amount of further material that expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-Earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron. It was to this task of literary construction that Tolkien's youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to, producing the series of twelve books, "The History of Middle-Earth". This hardback edition brings together the first five volumes of "The Complete History of Middle-earth": "The Book of Lost Tales Parts 1 and 2", "The Lays of Beleriand", "The Shaping of Middle-Earth" and "The Lost Road". It features dozens of rare maps and illustrations drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien.

J.R.R. Tolkien is famous for his unique literary creation, exemplified in "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion". He also produced a vast amount of further material that expands upon the stories that were published, and which gives added life to the tales of the hobbits, Gandalf and the quest of the Fellowship as told in "The Lord of the Rings". It was to this task of literary construction that Tolkien's youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to, producing the series of twelve books, "The Complete History of Middle-Earth". This hardback edition brings together volumes six to nine of "The History of Middle-earth": "The Return of the Shadow", "The Treason of Isengard", "The War of the Ring" and "Sauron Defeated". Together these books give a complete account of the writing of "The Lord of the Rings", and provide the reader with numerous additional scenes, together with rare maps and illustrations, which never made it into the final book, including the epilogue in its entirety.

"This is a very nice book about important items in Middle-earth. Apart from some typical middle-earth plants like elanor, athelas and mallorn, all the flora from Middle-earth can be found in your average plant determination book. They help you feel at home in Middle-earth. Dinah Hazell explores this aspect of Tolkiens world. She links the plants also to biographical information on Tolkien, to other authors well-known by Tolkien like William Morris and William Shakespeare, to old literature, and to British folklore. The book has five chapters. The first is about the names of female hobbits, which are all related to plants (Rosie and Lily Cotton, e.g.). The second chapter takes you on a botanical trip from Frodo's garden to the crossroads. Ithilien gets a chapter of its own, as it has a very detailed description of its mediterranean vegetation. Also woods and trees get their own chapter. The last chapter is on destruction and recovery, both symbolised by botanical life. The destruction of plants is one of the dominant manifestations of evil (the Two Trees, Isengard, rowan trees in Fangorn). The book has beautifull illustrations, b/w drawings and watercolours. One point of criticism is that Dinah Hazell only talks about plants in The Lord of the Rings. She refers to other books, but she did not take the time to reread even The Hobbit on extra botanical information, let alone Unfinished Tales or HoME. And that is a pity".

This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages, spoken by hobbits, elves, and men of Middle-earth -- a dicitonary of fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the runes and alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.

Issued in a cloth covered slipcase. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.

Includes volumes 6 to 9 of The History of Middle-earth. Issued in a cloth covered slipcase. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.

Includes volumes 10 to 12 of The History of Middle-earth. Issued in a cloth covered slipcase. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.

A major new examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece 'The Hobbit', including his complete unpublished draft version of the story, and many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps by Tolkien himself. The History of the Hobbit presents for the first time, in two volumes, the complete unpublished text of the original manuscript of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written and published. As well as recording the numerous changes made to the story both before and after publication, it examines -- chapter-by-chapter -- why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth. The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its successor, The Lord of the Rings, it is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads in the published text are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads". As well as reproducing the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, both on its own merits and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings, this new book includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how Tolkien came to revise the book years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings. Like Christopher Tolkien's The History of The Lord of the Rings before it, this is a thoughtful yet exhaustive examination of one of the most treasured stories in English literature. Long overdue for a classic book now celebrating 70 years in print, this companion edition offers fascinating new insights for those who have grown up with this enchanting tale, and will delight those who are about to enter Bilbo's round door for the first time.

A beautiful boxed set: the definitive examination of how Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece, including the complete unpublished draft and little-known illustrations and unpublished maps, along with a new edition of the classic work itself. First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that "grew in the telling," and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads." For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings. These two volumes are boxed together with a new edition of The Hobbit with a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien's own drawings and color illustrations, including the rare "Mirkwood" piece.

The essential companion for any reader journeying through The Lord of the Rings, illustrated by John Howe, conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films. Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback presents an entertaining and informative overview of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, and the creation of the original maps by Tolkien and his son, Christopher. The book is accompanied by a full-colour illustrated map, which can be removed for reference or even for framing. The map is a real labour of love, illustrated by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit film. Each element in this collector's package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.