Dwarves, Gandalf, and Bilbo love their drink and making smoke rings from their pipes. ABOUT THE BOOK: The Hobbit is set within Tolkiens fictional universe and. And there are fights with big spiders and evil wolves. 255 pages, hardcover, with color original dust-jacket illustrated by Tolkien. The book was not issued with a dust jacket by the publisher.
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Few truly gory details except a goblin head and a wolf skin propped up on a gate. Swords and arrows kill in a big battle that includes some sad deaths. The dwarves and Bilbo are captured a few times, whipped once, almost cooked once, and strung upside down to be eaten later. Of particular note for bedtime readers: scary scenes in the pitch-blackness when Bilbo the hobbit is threatened by goblins and trolls in caves, and a very creepy scene with Gollum, who keeps thinking about how he'd like to eat Bilbo. Announcement: Leuchtturm1917 - Medium Landscape Hardcover Sketchbook. Kids younger than 8 will probably have a tough time with both the vocabulary and some of the violence. thousands of years before Tolkiens The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It makes a great read-aloud for kids 8 and up and read-alone for 10 or 11 and up. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy, features cover art, illustrations, and watercolor paintings by the artist Alan Lee. Tolkien's many excellent books, The Hobbit is the better choice for tweens. This beautiful gift edition of The Hobbit, J.R.R. The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings: Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. 75th Anniversary Edition - Enhanced Edition, Kindle Edition with Audio/Video, 322 pages. The story follows Tolkien-as-Bilbo's journey to the heart of the Lonely Mountain, where he must confront the dragon Smaug (the experience of teaching undergraduate and graduate students) and be swept up in the dramatic Battle of Five Armies, a situation not unlike peer review.Īnd in the course of the story, Bilbo acquires a magical Ring that secures his reputation with the dwarves, much as Tolkien's literary and liguistic prowess, developed through education, secured his position in academia.Ī thoroughly fascinating and enchanting book, "The Hobbit" will have you wishing again and again for the opportunity to attend more parties and, even more, to host them yourself.Parents need to know that, of J.R.R. The Hobbit (Kindle Edition with Audio/Video) Published February 15th 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Wooed by promises of great wealth, and strongly encouraged by Gandalf, Bilbo joins the dwarves on a quest to regain their lost ancestral gold, an action that represents Tolkien's own quest for tenure, a position that, once secured, would guarantee him employment, a place to live, social status, and ultimately a healthy retirement package. It is such experiences that form the basis for "The Hobbit." A sedentary fellow, much like Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins finds himself the unassuming host of a party of dwarves (more established professors) and the wizard Gandalf (the president of the university). This deluxe hardcover edition of The Hobbit contains a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections. His reputation as a party enthusiast was so secure, in fact, that Tolkien regularly was the host to impromptu parties as other Oxford and even Cambridge professors would appear uninvited at his home with the expectation of a good meal, some beer or wine, and rousing party games. Get the best deals for the hobbit hardcover 1966 at . My vote goes to three different ones: The 70th anniversary edition (and matching editions of other Tolkien books) The 2020 illustrated edition with artwork by Alan Lee (and matching editions of other Tolkien books) the 2013 illustrated edition by Jemima Catlin, which captures the childrens book tone of the story. Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings: Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set, T. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Written relatively early in his days as an Oxford don, "The Hobbit" is a strongly autobiographical novel about Tolkien and his status as a party man. The enchanting prequel to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is the classic fantasy. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is perhaps one of the best-written books about the advantages of having parties.
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