Some day historians will list billionaires of the 21st century: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Frodo Baggins. Frodo Baggins? Fifty years ago this month, the fantasy tale that became a worldwide phenomenon was launched when J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” was first published in the United States by Boston-based Houghton Mifflin. [More]
Beloved Tolkien trilogy sets cash registers ringing
October 25th, 2004 by xoanon
