Essential Tolkien CD: The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

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Essential Tolkien CD: The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring
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Updated on 6-30-2008.

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Audio CD

Publisher: Caedmon; Abridged edition (November 6, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0061376493

ISBN-13: 978-0061376498

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces ()

From AudioFile
In 1952 Tolkien recorded these selections on an old-fashioned tape recorder. Unsurprisingly, the quality of the recording is not strong; the poems, songs, and selections are not announced; and the authorÕs sometimes rushed delivery is accented with the creaks of his wooden office chair. However, the raw authenticity of the reading bewitches the listener in a way that polished, processed audio sometimes cannot. Tolkien delivers his poems with passion and sweetness. In reading THE HOBBIT selection, he sounds like a British fairy-tale grandfather, and he belts out every word of his songs with an exuberance that transports the listener to a Middle-Earth tavern. Any fan of Tolkien will appreciate hearing the famous words spoken as the author intended and take special joy from such an unaffected listening experience. A.A. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Description
J.R.R. Tolkien, in this extraordinary, historically important recording, leads listeners with prose, poems, and songs into the fantastic world of The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. This audio is based on a tape that Tolkien made for his friends in August 1952. He had been working on The Lord of the Rings for more than fourteen years by then and had almost given up hope of ever seeing it in print. But making this recording reassured him of his talent and prompted him to send his manuscripts to a former pupil who had become a publisher. The result was one of the most popular and influential series of novels of the 20th century! This recording includes the poem "The Mirror of Galadriel," originally meant for inclusion in Book Two of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Essential Tolkien CD: The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring
Available from Amazon
Price: $6.49
Updated on 6-30-2008.