An edition of The Return of the King (1950)

The Return of the King

Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings

1st Ballantine Books edition, 51st printing
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An edition of The Return of the King (1950)

The Return of the King

Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings

1st Ballantine Books edition, 51st printing
  • 4.4 (87 ratings) ·
  • 444 Want to read
  • 22 Currently reading
  • 186 Have read

The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R, R, Tolkien's trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings." In these three volumes, which form one continuous narrative, Tolkien created the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the Great War of the Rings.
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1994, Ballantine Books
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1989-10, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 50th Anniversary Authorized Edition; 1st Ballantine Books edition, 5th printing
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The Return of The King: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
1984-04, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Authorized Edition, Special Silver Jubilee Edition; 1st Ballantine Books edition, 73rd printing
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings
1976-03, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books edition, 51st printing
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The return of the king
1973-03, Ballantine Books
mass market paperback in English - Authorized edition, Thirty-sixth printing
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings
1970-01, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 22nd printing

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New York, USA
Series
The Lord of the Rings (3)
Copyright Date
1973

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Mass Market Paperback

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Open Library
OL10682515M
Internet Archive
lccn_0345253450195
ISBN 10
0345253450
ISBN 13
9780345253453
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gpSaPwAACAAJ
Library Thing
3203356
Goodreads
41043010

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THE RETURN OF THE KING, which brings to a close the great epic of war and adventure begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and continued in The Two Towers, is the third and final part of J. R. R. Tolkien's masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings."

In these three books, which form one continuous narrative, Tolkien created the saga of the Hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings. Praised by such writers and poets as W. H. Auden, Richard Hughes and C. S. Lewis, "The Lord of the Rings" - that special world of beauty and terror and meaning - holds a secure place among the books that will live.



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