The Fellowship of the Ring
First published 1954 · English · 423 pages
- Novels
- Fantasy
- Young adult
The first part of The Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins, a hobbit of the peaceful Shire, inherits a simple-looking ring and learns from Gandalf that it is the Dark Lord Sauron's lost instrument of power. To keep it from him, Frodo must leave home and carry it toward a distant fire where it might be destroyed. He is joined by loyal friends, and later by a fellowship of hobbits, men, an elf, a dwarf and a wizard. The book moves from cosy village life into hunted roads, ancient forests and deep mines, and sets up the great quest and the growing war.
Quotes
When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
It was a compliment,' said Merry Brandybuck, 'and so, of course, not true.
The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.