The Fellowship of the Ring

0114/E

Tolkien, J. R. R 저자(글)

William Morrow & Company · 2002년 10월 05일

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The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. 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.
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING BOOK ONE Chapter 1 A Long-Expected Party 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. Bilbo was very rich and very peculiar, and had been the wonder of the Shire for sixty years, ever since his remarkable disappearance and unexpected return. The riches he had brought back from his travels had now become a local legend, and it was popularly believed, whatever the old folk might say, that the Hill at Bag End was full of tunnels stuffed with treasure. And if that was not enough for fame, there was also his prolonged vigour to marvel at. Time wore on, but it seemed to have little effect on Mr. Baggins. At ninety he was much the same as at fifty. At ninety-nine they began to call him well-preserved; but unchanged would have been nearer the mark. There were some that shook their heads and thought this was too much of a good thing; it seemed unfair that anyone should possess (apparently) perpetual youth as well as (reputedly) inexhaustible wealth. "It will have to be paid for," they said. "It isn"t natural, and trouble will come of it!" But so far trouble had not come; and as Mr. Baggins was generous with his money, most people were willing to forgive him his oddities and his good fortune. He remained on visiting terms with his relatives (except, of course, the Sackville-Bagginses), and he had many devoted admirers among the hobbits of poor and unimportant families. But he had no close friends, until some of his younger cousins began to grow up. The eldest of these, and Bilbo"s favourite, was young Frodo Baggins. When Bilbo was ninety-nine he adopted Frodo as his heir, and brought him to live at Bag End; and the hopes of the Sackville- Bagginses were finally dashed. Bilbo and Frodo happened to have the same birthday, September 22nd. "You had better come and live here, Frodo my lad," said Bilbo one day; "and then we can celebrate our birthday-parties comfortably together." At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three. Twelve more years passed. Each year the Bagginses had given very lively combined birthday-parties at Bag End; but now it was understood that something quite exceptional was being planned for that autumn. Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit (the Old Took himself had only reached 130); and Frodo was going to be thirty- three, 33, an important number: the date of his "coming of age". Tongues began to wag in Hobbiton and Bywater; and rumour of the coming event travelled all over the Shire. The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation; and the older folk suddenly found their reminiscences in welcome demand. No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer. He held forth at The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road; and he spoke with some authority, for he had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years, and had helped old Holman in the same job before that. Now that he was himself growing old and stiff in the joints, the job was mainly carried on by his youngest son, Sam Gamgee. Both father and son were on very friendly terms with Bilbo and Frodo. They lived on the Hill itself, in Number 3 Bagshot Row just below Bag End. "A very nice well-spoken gentlehobbit is Mr. Bilbo, as I"ve always said," the Gaffer declared. With perfect truth: for Bilbo was very poli
Celebrated Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee, a conceptual designer for the blockbuster films based on "The Lord of the Rings, " contributes beautiful full-color paintings to this classic edition.

작가정보

저자(글) Tolkien, J. R. R

남아프리카공화국 출신의 영미작가로, 20세기 영미 문학의 거장, 판타지 문학의 아버지다. 저명한 문헌학자이자 언어학자이기도 하다. 어려서부터 언어학과 고전문학에 뛰어난 재능을 보였고, 옥스퍼드대학교 교수로 재직하며 C.S. 루이스 등과 깊은 우정을 나누었다. 하지만 학문적인 성과보다는 오히려 판타지 문학의 기본 바탕을 마련한 '미들랜드'의 창조자로서 전 세계 문학 애호가들의 사랑과 숭배의 대상이 되고 있다. 저작들은 전 세계 30여 개가 넘는 언어로 번역되었다. 세계에서 가장 많이 판매된 책 중 하나인 『호빗』과 『반지의 제왕』의 작가로 유명하며, 가운데땅의 신화에 근거한 방대한 세계관으로 20세기 이후 현대 환상문학과 게임, 미디어 등에 막대한 영향을 미치고 있다. 또한 자신이 창조한 세계 속에서 사용된 다양한 언어들까지 새롭게 창조하는 등, 언어학과 영문학자로서의 업적도 높이 평가받고 있다. 1973년 사망 후 아들 크리스토퍼 톨킨에 의해 『실마릴리온』, 『끝나지 않은 이야기』, 『가운데땅의 역사』, 『후린의 아이들』, 『베렌과 루시엔』, 『곤돌린의 몰락』 등이 출간되었다.

목차

• The Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring Book One
  Chapter 1 A Long-Expected Party 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
  Bilbo was very rich and very peculiar, and had been the wonder of the Shire for sixty years, ever since his remarkable disappearance and unexpected return
  The riches he had brought back from his travels had now become a local legend, and it was popularly believed, whatever the old folk might say, that the Hill at Bag End was full of tunnels stuffed with treasure
  And if that was not enough for fame, there was also his prolonged vigour to marvel at
  Time wore on, but it seemed to have little effect on Mr. Baggins
  At ninety he was much the same as at fifty
  At ninety-nine they began to call him well-preserved; but unchanged would have been nearer the mark
  There were some that shook their heads and thought this was too much of a good thing; it seemed unfair that anyone should possess (apparently) perpetual youth as well as (reputedly) inexhaustible wealth
  "It will have to be paid for," they said
  "It isn"t natural, and trouble will come of it!"
  But so far trouble had not come; and as Mr. Baggins was generous with his money, most people were willing to forgive him his oddities and his good fortune
  He remained on visiting terms with his relatives (except, of course, the Sackville-Bagginses), and he had many devoted admirers among the hobbits of poor and unimportant families
  But he had no close friends, until some of his younger cousins began to grow up
  The eldest of these, and Bilbo"s favourite, was young Frodo Baggins
  When Bilbo was ninety-nine he adopted Frodo as his heir, and brought him to live at Bag End; and the hopes of the Sackville- Bagginses were finally dashed. Bilbo and Frodo happened to have the same birthday, September 22nd
  "You had better come and live here, Frodo my lad," said Bilbo one day; "and then we can celebrate our birthday-parties comfortably together."
  At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three
  Twelve more years passed
  Each year the Bagginses had given very lively combined birthday-parties at Bag End; but now it was understood that something quite exceptional was being planned for that autumn. Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit (the Old Took himself had only reached 130); and Frodo was going to be thirty- three, 33, an important number: the date of his "coming of age"
  Tongues began to wag in Hobbiton and Bywater; and rumour of the coming event travelled all over the Shire
  The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation; and the older folk suddenly found their reminiscences in welcome demand
  No one had a more attentive audience than old Ham Gamgee, commonly known as the Gaffer
  He held forth at The Ivy Bush, a small inn on the Bywater road; and he spoke with some authority, for he had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years, and had helped old Holman in the same job before that. Now that he was himself growing old and stiff in the joints, the job was mainly carried on by his youngest son, Sam Gamgee
  Both father and son were on very friendly terms with Bilbo and Frodo
  They lived on the Hill itself, in Number 3 Bagshot Row just below Bag End
  "A very nice well-spoken gentlehobbit is Mr. Bilbo, as I"ve always said," the Gaffer declared
  With perfect truth: for Bilbo was very poli
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ISBN	9780618260515 ( 061826051X )
발행(출시)일자	2002년 10월 05일
쪽수	432쪽
크기	191 * 249 * 33 mm / 1497 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어