<DIV>This four-volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks <I>The Hobbit </I>and the three volumes of <I>The Lord of the Rings </I>(<I>The Fellowship of the Ring</I>, <I>The Two Towers</I>, and <I>The Return of the King</I>).</div> <div> </DIV> <div>In <I>The Hobbit</I>, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.</div> <div> </DIV> <div><I>The Lord of the Rings </I>tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale—a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-earth.</DIV>