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Title: Riddles in the Dark Title Record # 449731
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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Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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