J. R. R. Tolkien's classic novel in which the hobbit Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring undertake a great quest--to journey across Middle-earth and cast the One Ring, filled with the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, into the Cracks of Doom.

"Note on the text copyright 1987 by Houghton Mifflin Company, revised note on the text copyright 1994 by Douglas A. Anderson"--T.p. verso. Includes indexand appendices.

Fellowship of the ring: Book one: Long-expected party -- Shadow of the past -- Three is company -- Short cut to mushrooms -- Conspiracy unmasked -- Old Forest -- In the house of Tom Bombadil -- Fog on the Barrow-downs -- At the sign of the Prancing Pony -- Strider -- Knife in the dark -- Flight to the ford -- Book two: Many meetings -- Council of Elrond -- Ring goes south -- Journey in the dark -- Bridge of Khazad-dum -- Lothlorien -- Mirror of Galadriel -- Farewell to Lorien -- Great river -- Breaking of the fellowship -- Two towers: Book three: Departure of Boromir -- Riders of Rohan -- Uruk-hai -- Treebeard -- White rider -- King of the golden hall -- Helm's deep -- Road to Isengard -- Flotsam and jetsam -- Voice of Saruman -- Palantir -- Book four: Taming of Smeagol -- Passage of the marshes -- Black Gate is closed -- Of herbs and stewed rabbit -- Window on the west -- Forbidden pool -- Journey to the cross-roads -- Stairs of Cirith Ungol -- Shelob's lair -- Choices of Master Samwise -- Return of the king:Book five: Minas Tirith -- Passing of the grey company -- Muster of Rohan -- Siege of Gondor -- Ride of the Rohirrim -- Battle of the Pelennor fields -- Pyre of Denethor -- Houses of healing -- Last debate -- Black Gate opens -- Book six: Tower of Cirith Ungol -- Land of shadow -- Mount Doom -- Field of Cormallen -- Steward and the king -- Many partings -- Homeward bound -- Scouring of the Shire -- Grey havens. Appendices: Annals of the kings and rulers: Numenorean kings -- House of Eorl -- Durin's folk --Tale of years (Chronology of the westlands) -- Family trees (Hobbits) -- Calendars -- Writing and spelling: Pronunciation of words and names -- Writing -- Languages and peoples of the third age -- On translation -- Indexes: Songs and verses -- Persons, beasts and monsters -- Places -- Things.