About “The Return of the Shadow”
The first of four volumes tracing the composition of The Lord of the Rings, this book follows the story from its hesitant beginnings. It shows Tolkien groping toward his plot, with a hobbit named Bingo rather than Frodo, the slow emergence of the Black Riders, and the journey only gradually taking shape as far as Moria.
Book details
- First published
- 1988
- ISBN
- 9780358616337
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