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Rachel Borg asked this question about J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings:
As this is a movie tie-in edition, is the content any different to the original novels (as in to make it more similar to the movies)? Or is it just the cover that is taken from the movies?
Paul Magnussen Just the cover. The Tolkien Estate, and in particular JRRT’s son Christopher, would have been very firmly against any modification of the books to con…moreJust the cover. The Tolkien Estate, and in particular JRRT’s son Christopher, would have been very firmly against any modification of the books to conform with the movies — particularly since Christopher found the movies “unacceptable”*.

*He was quoted as saying “They gutted the book, making an action film for 15 to 25-year-olds”.(less)
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