![]() The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo 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.more When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. Twenty-five years ago I'd have given The Lord of the Rings my highest possible praise. ![]() ![]() I came to Tolkien's masterpiece on my own, and that meant much to me at twelve. The only books that had been reached by me alone were books on mythology and horror. Hyde because they were "true" classics), was suggested and sanctioned by my mother (for which I will always owe Twenty-five years ago I'd have given The Lord of the Rings my highest possible praise.Įverything else I read, from DH Lawrence to Hemingway to Dickens to Shakespeare (and this also included Dracula and Dr.
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