{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-shadow-paperback","title":"The Return of the Shadow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first part of \u003cem\u003eThe History of The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Return Of The Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is J.R.R. Tolkien's enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Return of the Shadow \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of the first part of the history of the creation of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, a fascinating study of Tolkien's great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, \u003cem\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e The Return of the Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e (the abandoned title of the first volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e) we see how Bilbo's magic ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; and the precise, and astonishingly unforeseen, moment when a Black Rider first rode in to the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed, and Frodo's companions undergo many changes of name and personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps and facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.32 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756820070688,"sku":"9780618083572","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2bd1b0a23235cce74c36f3ef85e06ce.webp?v=1780087308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-return-of-the-shadow-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}