Title: Bored of the Rings

Title: Bored of the Rings Title Record # 22750
Authors: Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney
Date: 1969-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: A parody of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, written by Harvard students of the late 1960s.

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Year	Title
1969	Bored of the Rings [as by The Harvard Lampoon]

Year	Language	Title
1983^ⓘTranslated by Margaret Carroux (who also did the initial German translator of The Lord of the Rings)	German	Dschey Ar Tollkühn: Der Herr der Augenringe [as by H. N. Beard and D. C. Kenney]
1991^ⓘTranslated by Gáspár András	Hungarian	Gyűrűkúra^?Gyurukura
2001^ⓘTranslated by Karim Chégui and Alain Névant.	French	Lord of the ringards
2002^ⓘTranslated by Pekka Markkula	Finnish	Loru sorbusten herrasta

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Bored of the Rings	1969-09-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet / New American Library of Canada	N4002	C$1.00^?C$: Canadian dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	1969-09-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet / New American Library	N4002	$1.00^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	1986-01-00	The Harvard Lampoon	Pan Books	0-330-29313-3	£1.95^?£: UK pound		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Bored of the Rings	1993-07-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45261-5		xxii+ 149	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Bored of the Rings	2001-00-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Gollancz	0-575-07362-4	£6.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Douglas Carrel
Bored of the Rings	2003-00-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Gollancz	0-575-07495-7		x+ 228	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Douglas Carrel
Bored of the Rings	2004-00-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Gollancz	0-575-07495-7	£5.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 228	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Douglas Carrel
Bored of the Rings	2004-00-00	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Gollancz	0-575-07362-4	£6.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Douglas Carrel
Cardboard Box of the Rings	2004-10-21	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney, A. R. R. R. Roberts	Gollancz	0-575-07657-7	£19.99^?£: UK pound	343+ x+ 228+ xxvii+	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Douglas Carrel
Bored of the Rings	2011-01-20	The Harvard Lampoon	Gollancz	978-0-575-09959-3	£7.99^?£: UK pound	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Bored of the Rings	2012-10-30	The Harvard Lampoon	Touchstone / Simon & Schuster	978-1-4516-7267-1	$10.19^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Bored of the Rings	2012-10-30	The Harvard Lampoon	Touchstone / Simon & Schuster	978-1-4516-7266-4	$13.99^?$: US dollar	160	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	Y5588	$1.25^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet / New American Library	0-451-07054-2	$1.50^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	0-451-13730-2	$2.50^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45261-5	$12.00^?$: US dollar	149	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet / New American Library	0-451-07054-2	$1.50^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	0-451-07054-2	$1.50^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	N4002	$1.00^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	N4002	$1.00^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	Y5588	$1.25^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	Y5588	$1.25^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	N4002	$1.00^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45261-5	$12.00^?$: US dollar	149	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45261-5	$12.00^?$: US dollar	149	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Bored of the Rings	date unknown	Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney	Signet	0-451-09441-7	$1.75^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael K. Frith

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Review by Dave Burton (1970) in Science Fiction Review, February 1970
Review [German] by Marcel Bieger (1983) in Science Fiction Times, Dezember 1983
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1993) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #167 October 1993
Review by Sue Thomason (2002) in Vector 222

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