{"title":"J.R.R. Tolkien","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-hobbit","title":"The Hobbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e begins in the comfort of Bag End, where Bilbo Baggins, a respectable hobbit with little appetite for adventure, finds his quiet life interrupted by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves. Drawn into a quest to reclaim the treasure and homeland guarded by the dragon Smaug, Bilbo journeys beyond the familiar green hills of the Shire into a world of trolls, goblins, elves and ancient dangers. Along the way, a seemingly unremarkable hobbit discovers reserves of courage and ingenuity that neither he nor his companions had anticipated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining the intimacy of a fireside tale with the grandeur of Northern European mythology, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a delightful adventure and the foundation of Tolkien’s imagined world of Middle-earth. Its riddles, songs and richly imagined landscapes are balanced by quieter reflections on home, friendship, greed and the unexpected nature of heroism. Originally written for younger readers, the novel has become a beloved classic of fantasy literature, introducing generations of readers to the world that Tolkien would later expand in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— J. R. R. Tolkien, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Hobbit may well prove a classic.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— C. S. Lewis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64150902210890,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings","title":"The Lord of the Rings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in three volumes between 1954 and 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows the perilous journey of Frodo Baggins, a hobbit entrusted with the destruction of a ring whose immense power threatens to plunge Middle-earth into darkness. Accompanied by a fellowship of hobbits, men, an elf, a dwarf and the wizard Gandalf, Frodo must travel towards Mordor, the domain of the Dark Lord Sauron, while the fate of kingdoms rests upon his small and seemingly unlikely shoulders. From the peaceful Shire to the ancient forests, ruined cities and shadowed mountains beyond, Tolkien creates a world of extraordinary depth, shaped by its own histories, languages, legends and peoples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than an adventure, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a meditation on friendship, mortality, courage, temptation and the corrupting nature of power. Tolkien’s scholarship in ancient languages and mythology lends the narrative the weight of an inherited legend, while his attention to ordinary acts of loyalty and endurance gives its epic scale a deeply human heart. A defining work of modern fantasy, the trilogy transformed the possibilities of the genre and established Middle-earth as one of the most enduring imagined worlds in literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— J. R. R. Tolkien, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This book is like lightning from a clear sky.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— C. S. Lewis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime and Tide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64159634096458,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-silmarillion","title":"The Silmarillion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished posthumously in 1977 and edited by Christopher Tolkien from his father’s writings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recounts the creation of Tolkien’s imagined world and the ancient history that lies behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Beginning with the music through which the world of Eä is brought into being, it follows the struggles of Elves and Men against the dark power of Morgoth, whose rebellion casts a long shadow over the First Age. Its tales include the jewels known as the Silmarils, the tragic fate of Túrin Turambar, and the doomed love of Beren and Lúthien.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore a collection of interwoven myths and legends than a conventional novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws on the textures of Norse and Celtic mythology, medieval romance, and biblical creation narratives. Its language is solemn and elemental, shaped by Tolkien’s lifelong fascination with invented languages, ancient histories, and the moral weight of power, pride, loyalty, and loss. For readers of Middle-earth, it offers a deeper understanding of the world’s origins; in its own right, it stands as the central expression of Tolkien’s ambition to create a mythology with the depth and resonance of an inherited legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— J. R. R. 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