Chosen by the public through a survey to coincide with the 10th birthday celebrations of World Book Day 2007, this title is one of ‘the ten books the nation can’t live without’. Have you read them all? Below are links to each title and position on the list.
1. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë
4. Harry Potter JK Rowling
5. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
6. The Bible
7. Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations Charles Dickens
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The film tie-in edition of the popular, one-volume, edition of the Book of the Century, featuring an exclusive image from the film.
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Nearly 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
Now, the epic fantasy is to be filmed, with the first part of the movie trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, being released simultaneously worldwide on 14 December 2001 - the second and third parts, The Two Towers and The Return of The King, following at yearly intervals.
Already, the hype surrounding the filming of this monumental work has reached fever pitch, and images of the characters and landscape have become eagerly sought after. In order to whet the appetites of the millions of fans around the globe we will be publishing a special edition of the popular one-volume paperback, featuring an exclusive early - as yet unseen - image from the film.
A world exclusive edition of the Book of the Century, soon to be revealed as the movie experience of a lifetime.
The Lord of the Rings features in the following genres: eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Temporary Thema
The Lord of the Rings is available in Paperback, Hardback, CD-Audio, Paperback (b Format)
The Lord of the Rings was written by J. R. R. Tolkien and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Lord of the Rings has 1137 pages
