Title: Riddles in the Dark
Title Record # 449731
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date: 1972-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: Bilbo Baggins (1), Gollum (1), riddles (1), hobbits (1), magic ring (1) Add Tags
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date: 1972-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Chapter V of The Hobbit.
According to ''Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural'', this is the original 1938 version of the fifth chapter of ''The Hobbit'', and was later rewritten to conform to the story of ''Lord of the Rings''.
Synopsis: Lost in an underground tunnel, Bilbo Baggins encounters Gollum, who proposes to eat him if he loses a game of riddles, or to give him a magical ring if he wins.
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Current Tags: Bilbo Baggins (1), Gollum (1), riddles (1), hobbits (1), magic ring (1) Add Tags
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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To Turn a Stone | 1972-00-00 | ed. Theodore Clymer | Ginn and Company | 0-663-25211-3 / C81200 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
J. R. R. Tolkien Soundbook | 1977-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Caedmon | 0-89845-042-X | audio cassette?Cassette tape |
coll | ||||
J. R. R. Tolkien Soundbook | 1977-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Caedmon | audio LP?Long-playing record (vinyl) |
coll | |||||
The Fantastic Imagination | 1977-02-00 | ed. Robert H. Boyer, Kenneth J. Zahorski | Avon | 0-380-00956-0 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
ix+ 325 |
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. |
anth | ||
The Fantastic Imagination | 1977-06-00 | ed. Robert H. Boyer, Kenneth J. Zahorski | Avon | 0-380-00956-0 / 32326 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
325 | 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. |
anth | ||
The Fantastic Imagination: An Anthology of High Fantasy | 1977-11-00 | ed. Robert H. Boyer, Kenneth J. Zahorski | Avon | 0-380-00956-0 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
ix+ 325 |
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. |
anth | ||
Skylark Ghost and Monster Stories | 1980-00-00 | ed. Jill Bennett | BCA - Book Club Associates | 191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Over the Rainbow: Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1983-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Octopus Books | 0-86273-095-3 | 288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sarah Silcock | ||
Over the Rainbow: Tales of Fantasy and Imagination | 1984-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Cathay Books | 0-86178-295-X | 288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sarah Silcock | ||
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1985-05-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Doubleday / SFBC | 5144 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
xv+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1985-06-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Doubleday | 0-385-18549-9 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1990-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Dorset Press | 0-88029-518-X | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 623 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1991-12-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Macdonald | 0-356-20221-6 | £14.95?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 658 |
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. |
anth | Ashley Pearce | |
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural | 1992-10-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye | Warner Books UK | 0-7515-0030-5 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 658 |
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. |
anth | Ashley Pearce | |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2000-07-18 | ed. Garyn G. Roberts | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-021280-6 | $47.00?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 1166 |
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. |
anth | Frank R. Paul | |
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2003-00-00 | ed. Garyn G. Roberts | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-021280-6 |
xviii+ 1166 |
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. |
anth | Frank R. Paul |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction