The Return of the King

work by Tolkien

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discussed in biography

  • The man who invented Middle-earth
    In J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

    …Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. It was divided originally because of its bulk and to reduce the risk to its publisher should it fail to sell. In fact it proved immensely popular. On its publication in paperback in the United States in 1965, it attained…

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