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'I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size),' wrote Tolkien to a correspondent in 1958. with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry, and fantasy.' -Boston Heraldĭownload the printer-friendly version. Endlessly imitated, it never has been surpassed.' -Kansas City Star Tolkien's epic trilogy remains the ultimate quest, the ultimate battle between good and evil, the ultimate chronicle of stewardship of the earth.

That background is ever-present in the creator's mind, and it gives Frodo and company a three-dimensional reality that is seldom found in this kind of writing.' -Washington Post 'Tolkien's stories take place against a background of measureless depth. 'A work of immense narrative power that can sweep the reader up and hold him enthralled for days and weeks.' -The Nation 'One of the very few works of genius in recent literature.' -New Republic 'One of the great fairy-tale quests in modern literature.' -Time Magazine 'An extraordinary work-pure excitement.' -New York Times Book Review

Lord of the rings evil gollum quotes book