Hey guys,

I am finishing my Final Thesis with The Lord of the Rings as a main theme. In my work I quote one part from the Hobbit as well however I was only able to find English e-books without the page numbers and my physical copy of the book is in my native language and there is not time for me to try to get one in the library. So I would really appreciate if anyone who owns the English version of the book (whichever) could give me the number of certain page containing the quote I use.

This is the part in question:

Bilbo almost stopped breathing, and went stiff himself. He was desperate. He must get away, out of this horrible darkness, while he had any strength left. He must fight. He must stab the foul thing, put its eyes out, kill it. It meant to kill him. No, not a fair fight. He was invisible now. Gollum had no sword. Gollum had not actually threatened to kill him, or tried to yet. And he was miserable, alone, lost. A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror, welled up in Bilbo’s heart: a glimpse of endless unmarked days without light or hope of betterment, hard stone, cold fish, sneaking and whispering. All these thoughts passed in a flash of a second. He trembled. And then quite suddenly in another flash, as if lifted by a new strength and resolve, he leaped.

This passage is located almost at the end of the chapter Riddles in the Dark. If anyone will be as kind as to post the page number I would really appreciate if he could add the ISBN of his book as well so that I can identify his version in the works cited.

Obligatory Giveaway

I will also reward the person who helps me with a key for Hitman: Absolution.

Thank you all for your time!

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112 page

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I really need the ISBN as well, could you please add it as well? You can find it at the beginning of the book.

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ISBN-13 978-0-00-675402-2

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Thank you very much, really appreciate it. I will add you to give you the key for Hitman.

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No problem mate. Thanks for the key :)

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Also: Paperback edition, 1987 reprint, ISBN: 0-04-823188-6, on page 90.
I have to read that again, good reminder!

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Thanks as well, I wish you luck in the GA! If I succeed in getting my degree I will probably make a GA train or something so be sure to watch out for my avatar in discussion sometime during the second week of June. :)

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Out of un-Hobbit-like curiosity, what is your thesis statement?

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Temptation is an important theme in The Lord of the Rings, particularly in connection with Boromir whose actions when under the influence of the Ring (temptation) greatly served in moving the story of the books forward in a "right" direction.

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That it is, many times. Some big ones : Smeagol's murder of Deagol over the ring, Gandalf and Galadriel resisting temptation to possess it themselves, Bilbo's temptation use it and not pass it on, etc.

Also, I approve of your Black Adder profile image.

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I hope that you're tying Professor Tolkien's deep Catholic upbringing into the importance of temptation in his works, too. Temptation and the results of embracing it or rejecting it are huge in that faith and they played big parts in the story as well (obviously). I took several Tolkien classes in undergrad and loved every minute of them. My term paper was on the prevalence and symbolism of trees in LOTR, the Silmarillion, and some of his other short works.

edit- you might have been able to tell I'm a Tolkien fan from my having the Helm of Dor-lómin as my Steam avatar... haha.

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I am taking that into consideration (comparing the temptation in LOTR to some stories from the Bible); however, it is not the main part of the thesis since I am not too Keen on Christianity. Great to see some other fans of Tolkien here!

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Haha, neither am I. I just thought it was an important part of understanding his life/inspirations in writing, so it's good to hear you cover it. Good luck!

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