Part 1: Book OneA Long-expected PartyWhenMr.BilboBagginsofBagEndannounced thathewouldshortlybecelebratinghiseleventy-firstbirthdaywithapartyofspecialmagnificence, therewasmuchtalkandexcitementinHobbiton. Bilbowasveryrichandverypeculiar, andhadbeenthewonderoftheShireforsixtyyears, eversincehisremarkabledisappearance andunexpectedreturn. Thericheshehadbroughtbackfromhistravelshadnowbecomealocallegend, anditwaspopularlybelieved,whatevertheoldfolkmightsay, thattheHillatBagEndwasfulloftunnelsstuffedwithtreasure. Andifthatwasnotenoughforfame,therewasalsohisprolongedvigourtomarvelat. Timeworeon,butitseemedtohavelittleeffectonMr.Baggins. Atninetyhewasmuchthesameasatfifty. Atninety-ninetheybegantocallhimwell-preserved, butunchangedwouldhavebeennearerthemark. Thereweresomethatshooktheirheadsandthoughtthiswastoomuchofagoodthing; itseemedunfairthatanyoneshouldpossess(apparently)perpetualyouthaswellas(reputedly)inexhaustiblewealth. ’Itwillhavetobepaidfor,’theysaid. ’Itisn’tnatural,andtroublewillcomeofit!’ Butsofartroublehadnotcome; andasMr.Bagginswasgenerouswithhismoney,mostpeoplewerewillingtoforgivehimhisodditiesandhisgoodfortune. Heremainedonvisitingtermswithhisrelatives(except,ofcourse,theSackville-Bagginses), andhehadmanydevotedadmirersamongthehobbitsofpoorandunimportantfamilies. Buthehadnoclosefriends, untilsomeofhisyoungercousinsbegantogrowup. Theeldestofthese,andBilbo’sfavourite,wasyoungFrodoBaggins. WhenBilbowasninety-nine,headoptedFrodoashisheir,andbroughthimtoliveatBagEnd; andthehopesoftheSackville-Bagginseswerefinallydashed. , Властелин колец: Братство кольца / The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) (2001) HD 720 (RU, ENG), Читать книгу Властелин колец: Братство кольца на английском, автора Джон Толкиен с переводом слов и предложений.