The Books of J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Lord of the Rings

Prologue

'Concerning Hobbits, and other matters'

Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring

Book One

I

'A Long-expected Party'

VII

'In the House of Tom Bombadil'

II

'The Shadow of the Past'

VIII

'Fog on the Barrow-downs'

III

'Three is Company'

IX

'At the Sign of The Prancing Pony'

IV

'A Short Cut to Mushrooms'

X

'Strider'

V

'A Conspiracy Unmasked'

XI

'A Knife in the Dark'

VI

'The Old Forest'

XII 

'Flight to the Ford'

Book Two

I

'Many Meetings'

VI

'Lothlórien'

II

'The Council of Elrond'

VII

'The Mirror of Galadriel'

III

'The Ring Goes South'

VIII

'Farewell to Lórien'

IV

'A Journey in the Dark'

IX

'The Great River'

V

'The Bridge of Khazad-dûm'

X

'The Breaking of the Fellowship'

Part 2: The Two Towers

Book Three

I

'The Departure of Boromir'

VII

'Helm's Deep'

II

'The Riders of Rohan'

VIII

'The Road to Isengard'

III

'The Uruk-hai'

IX

'Flotsam and Jetsam'

IV

'Treebeard'

X

'The Voice of Saruman'

V

'The White Rider'

XI

'The Palantír'

VI

'The King of the Golden Hall'

Book Four

I

'The Taming of Sméagol'

VI

'The Forbidden Pool'

II

'The Passage of the Marshes'

VII

'Journey to the Cross-Roads'

III

'The Black Gate is Closed'

VIII

'The Stairs of Cirith Ungol'

IV

'Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit'

IX

'Shelob's Lair'

V

'The Window on the West'

X

'The Choices of Master Samwise'

Part 3: The Return of the King

Book Five

I

'Minas Tirith'

VI

'The Battle of the Pelennor Fields'

II

'The Passing of the Grey Company'

VII

'The Pyre of Denethor'

III

'The Muster of Rohan'

VIII

'The Houses of Healing'

IV

'The Siege of Gondor'

IX

'The Last Debate'

V

'The Ride of the Rohirrim.

X

'The Black Gate Opens'

Book Six

I

'The Tower of Cirith Ungol'

VI

'Many Partings'

II

'The Land of Shadow'

VII

'Homeward Bound'

III

'Mount Doom'

VIII

'The Scouring of the Shire'

IV

'The Field of Cormallen'

IX

'Grey Havens'

V

'The Steward and the King'

Appendix

The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen