To celebrate The Hobbit's 75th anniversary of publication,a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic,perfect for little Hobbits everywhere.
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life,with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again.
The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937,and 75 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves,dwarves,trolls,goblins,myth,magic and adventure,with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins,has lost none of its appeal.
Now,for the first time,the classic hardback edition is available in a one-off special pocket-sized edition. Featuring the distinctive cover illustration painted by Tolkien himself,plus his own drawings in the book,this edition will be the perfect gift for little Hobbits everywhere!
Britain's best-known fantasy author,the academicJ.R.R. Tolkienfirst ventured into Middle Earth with his short novel,The Hobbit. He returned to the world,penningThe Silmarillionand then the trilogy(The Fellowship of the Ring,The Two TowersandThe Return of the King) that would becomeThe Lord of the Rings,a book that was to take him fourteen years to write.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007440849Number of pages: 336Weight: 270 gDimensions: 157 x 116 x 31 mmEdition: Pocket edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
"The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows." -Times Literary Supplement
"One of the best loved characters in English fiction... a marvellous fantasy adventure" -Daily Mail
"Finely written saga of dwarves and elves,fearsome goblins and trolls... an exciting epic of travel,magical adventure,working up to a devastating climax" -The Observer
J. R. R. Tolkien
A legendary fantasy writer best known as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction asThe Hobbit,The Lord of the Rings,The SilmarillionandThe Children of Hurin.
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