Books' Title
The Lord of the Rings

Of Westmarch by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Herein is set forth
the history of the war of the ring and the return of the king as seen by the hobbits.
The Silmarillion

The tales of the First Age when Morgoth dwelt in Middle Earth
and the elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils.
to which are appended the downfall of Numenor and the history of the
rings of power and the Third Age which these tales come to their end
The Return of the Shadow

In the Return of the Shadow are traced of first form of the story of the Lord
of the Rings. Here in the journey of the hobbit who bore the great ring at first
named Bingo but afterwards Frodo, is followed from Hobbiton in the
Shire through the old forest to Weathertop and Rivendell and ends
in this volume before the tomb of Balin the dwarf, lord of Moria.
The Treason of Isengard

In the Treason of Isengard the story of the fellowship of the ring is traced
from Rivendell through Moria and the land of Lothlorien to the day
of its ending at Calembel beside Anduin the great river. Then
told of the return of the Gandalf Mithrandir, of the meeting of the hobbits with
Fangorn, and of the war upon the roders of Rohan by the traitor Saruman
The War of the Ring

In the War of the Ring is traced the story of the bistory at Helm's Deep
and the drowning of Isengard by the ents, then is told of the
journey of Frodo with Samwise and Gollum to the Morannon, of the
meeting with Faramir, and the Stairs of Cirith Ungol, of the battle of the
Pelennir field, and of the coming of Aragorn in the fleet of the Umir.
The Unfinished Tales

In this book of Unfinished Tales by John Robald Reuel Tolkien
which was brought together by Christofer Reuel Tolkien his son
are tole many things of men and elves in Numenor and in Middle
Earth from the elder days in Beleriand to the war of the ring and
an account is given of the Druedain, the Istari and the Palantiri.
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