Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth by J R R Tolkien

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Unfinished Tales of  Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays by J R R Tolkien which were never complete during his lifetime but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980. Many of the tales within are retold in The Silmarillion, albeit in modified forms; the work also contains a summary of the events of The Lord of the Rings told from a less personal perspective.

A new B-format edition of JRR Tolkien’s legacy of short stories which inhabit the realm of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century’s most acclaimed popular author.

The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan.

Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Numenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Palantiri and the legend of Amroth. The tales were collated and edited by JRR Tolkien’s son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father’s writings.

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth'. 

He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. 

After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it. 

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.

He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.

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Rating: 4.8/5

Author:  J R R Tolkien

Publisher: HarperCollins (New edition)

Publishing Date: February 4, 2010

Edition Language: English

Genre: Military Fantasy, War Fiction, Sword &Sorcery Fantasy, Classic Literature

ISBN-10: 0261102168

ISBN-13: 978-0261102163

Pages: 624 (Paperback)

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The Return of the King: #3/3 The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien

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The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J R R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers It was published in 1955, The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom.

“A triumphant close . . . a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.” – Daily Telegraph

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth'. 

He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. 

After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it. 

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.

He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.

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Rating: 4.8/5

Author:  J R R Tolkien 

Publisher: Mariner Books (Illustrated Edition)

Publishing Date: September 1, 2012

Edition Language: English

Genre: Dragon & Mythical Creatures Fantasy, Classic American Literature, Sword 7 Sorcery Fantasy

ISBN-10: 0547928819X

ISBN-13: 978-05479288197

Pages: 432 (Paperback)

The Two Towers: #2/3 of The Lord Of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien

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Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings, updated with a fresh new package for Book 2, The Two Towers

Donald Barr in The New York Times gave a positive review, calling it "an extraordinary work - pure excitement, unencumbered narrative, moral warmth, barefaced rejoicing in beauty, but excitement most of all".

The Two Towers is the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's which is preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring and followed by The Return of the King.

Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs.

Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth'. 

He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. 

After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it. 

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.

He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.

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Rating: 4.8/5

Author: J.R.R.Tolkien

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (second edition)

Publishing Date: March 3, 1988

Edition Language: English

Genre: Classic English Literature, Classic Literature & Fiction, Epic Fantasy

ISBN-10: 0395489334

ISBN-13: 978-0395489338

Pages: 352 (Hardcover)

The Fellowship of the Ring: #1/3 of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

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The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King. It takes place in the fictional universe of Middle-earth. It was originally published on 29 July 1954 in the United Kingdom.

Updating Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings with a fresh new package for Book 1, The Fellowship of the Ring

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

"Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron."- C. S. Lewis

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and 'The Lord of the Rings'. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth. 

He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. 

After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it. 

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.

He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.

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Rating: 4.8/5

Reading Age: 12 years & up

Author: J.R.R.Tolkien

Publisher: Clarion Books

Publishing Date: October 6, 2020

Edition Language: English

Genre: Teen & Young Adult Wizards & Witches Fantasy, Myths & Legends, Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy

ISBN-10: 0358380235

ISBN-13: 978-0358380238

Pages: 544 (Paperback)

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

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 A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings

This charming pocket-sized edition contains the complete unabridged text and features the original cover illustration, painted by J.R.R. Tolkien himself.  The perfect gift for little Hobbits everywhere!

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard’s band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage wolves, and other dangers. Bilbo quickly tires of the quest for adventure and longs for the security of his familiar home. But before he can return to his life of comfort, he must face the greatest threat of all - a treasure-trove dragon named Smaug. 

In this fantasy classic, master storyteller J.R.R. Tolkein creates a bewitching world filled with delightful creatures and thrilling dangers.

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and 'The Lord of the Rings'. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth.

He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.

After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it.

While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.

He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.

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Rating: 4.8/5

Reading age: 12 years and up

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (75th Anniversary edition)

Publishing Date: September 18, 2012

Edition Language: English

Genre: Teen & Young Adult Classic Literature, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Sword and Sorcery Fantasy

ISBN-10: 0547928246

ISBN-13: 978-0547928241

Pages: 320 (Hardcover)

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. Martin

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A Game of Thrones (1996) is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by the American author George R.R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the Locus Award (1997) and was nominated for both Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award for the same year. 

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON

Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.

Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

About the Author

George Raymond Richard Martin, also known as GRRM, was born on September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. He is an American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and television producer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction genre. He is the author of popular novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-2019).

In 2005, he was called 'The American Tolkien" by Lev Grossman of Time, and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

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Rating: 4.7/5

Author: George R. R. Martin

Publisher: Bantam (Reprint edition)

Publishing Date: May 28, 2002

Edition Language: English

Genre: Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Horror, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, American author, American fiction

ISBN-10: 0553381687

ISBN-13: 9788-0553381689

Pages: 704 (Paperback)

Dune by Frank Herbert

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Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank heerbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine, It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the hugo Award in 1966 and it won the inaugural nebula Award for the Best Novel. It is the first installment of the Dune Saga in 2003, it was cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.

Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending the life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 - February 11, 1986) was an American Science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though, he became famous overnight after his first novel The Dragon in the Sea, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant. 

In 2012, Herbert's estate and Word Fire Press have released four previously unpublished novels in e-book and paperback formates: High-Opp (2012), Angels' Fall (2013), A Game of Authors (2013), and A Thorn in the Bush (2014). In recent years, Frank's son Brian Herbert and author Kevin J. Anderson have added to the Dune franchise, using notes left behind by Frank Herbert those discovered over a decade after his death (1986) at the age of 65 in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Rating: 4.7/5

Author: Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr.

Publisher: Ace

Publishing Date: August 2, 2005

Edition Language: English

Genre: Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Space Operas, Epic Fantasy

ISBN-10: 0441013597

ISBN-13: 978-0441013593

Pages: 704 (Paperback)

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

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 A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition 

"A novel planned on the grandest possible scale...One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy, talent, seriousness, and passion of which he was capable...It is an entirely interesting and impressive book." —The New York Herald Tribune

In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.

East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. The Hamilton family in the novel is said to be based on the real-life family of Samuel Hamilton, Steinbeck's grandfather. A young John Steinbeck also appears briefly in the novel as a minor character.

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean, and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century.

About the Author

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American author (born in Salinas, California). He remains one of the most prolific and influential authors of his generation and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 'for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception'. He has been called a 'giant of American letters.'

During his writing career, he wrote few short stories, letters, 33 books including The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, East of Eden, etc, and co-authored a book with Edward Ricketts. He is widely known for comic novels. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath is considered his masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. It sold 14 million copies since it was published. He died on December 20, 1968, in New York.

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Rating: 4.7/5

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Viking (Re-issued edition), The Viking Press (Original edition)

Publishing Date: June 1, 2003 (Re-issued edition), 19 September 1952 (Original edition)

Edition Language: English

Genre: Classic American Literature, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Family Saga Fiction, Romance

ISBN-10: 0670033049

ISBN-13: 978-0670033041

Pages: 601 (Hardcover)

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The Pearl by John Steinbeck

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“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” 

The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. It was first published in 1947 that follows the protagonist, a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man's purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security...

A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.

About the Author

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American author (born in Salinas, California). He remains one of the most prolific and influential authors of his generation and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 'for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception'. He has been called a 'giant of American letters.'

During his writing career, he wrote few short stories, letters, 33 books including The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, etc, and co-authored a book with Edward Ricketts. He is widely known for comic novels. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath is considered his masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. It sold 14 million copies since it was published. He died on December 20, 1968, in New York.

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Rating: 4.5/5

Reading Level: 18 Years & up

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Penguin Books 

Publishing Date: April 6, 2000

Edition Language: English

Genre: Teen & Young Adult Classic Literature, Classic American Literature, Contemporary Literature & Fiction

ISBN-10: 014017737X

ISBN-13: 9788-0140177374

Pages: 90 (Paperback)

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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression

A Penguin Classic

Of Mice and Men (1937) is a novella written by an American author John Steinbeck. Over seventy-five years since its first publication Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie against the provocations, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

Of Mice and Men represents an experiment in form, which Steinbeck described as “a kind of playable novel, written in a novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. This edition features an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, one of today’s leading Steinbeck scholars.

About the Author

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American author (born in Salinas, California). He remains one of the most prolific and influential authors of his generation and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 'for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception'. He has been called a 'giant of American letters.'

During his writing career, he wrote few short stories, letters, 33 books including The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, etc, and co-authored a book with Edward Ricketts. He is widely known for comic novels. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath is considered his masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. It sold 14 million copies since it was published. He died on December 20, 1968, in New York.

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Rating: 4.7/5

Author: John Steinbeck

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Publishing Date: February 1,1994 (Re-print edition)

Edition Language: English

Genre: Censorship & Politics, Teen & Young Adult Classics Literature, Classic American Literature

ISBN-10: 0140186425

ISBN-13: 978-0140186420

Pages: 105 (Paperback)

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