WebbPublisher Tolkien GB Publication date 28 August 1996 Dimensions 12.5 x 2.2 x 19.5 cm ISBN-10 0261103342 ISBN-13 978-0261103344 See all details Frequently bought together + + Total Price: Add all three to Cart This item: The Hobbit: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel by J r r Tolkien Paperback $10.00 The Silmarillion by J r r Tolkien Paperback Webb21 sep. 2024 · W hen the first edition of The Hobbit: or, There And Back Again was first published — 80 years ago, on Sept. 21, 1937 — C.S. Lewis famously called the book a “marvellous” classic-in-the-making,...
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WebbBook Details Author : J.R.R. Tolkien Genre : Fantasy Topics : Magic and Fantasy, Adventures, Friendship, Great Boy Role Models, Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires Book type : Fiction Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Children's Books Publication date : September 21, 1937 Publisher's recommended age (s) : 9 - 12 Number of pages : 272 foam pipe lagging screwfix
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WebbBilbo 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. WebbTolkien published “The Hobbit” in 1937, while the first LOTR book, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” came out in 1954. Since Tolkien wrote “The Hobbit” and the LOTR books in … The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book is recognized as a classic in children's … Visa mer Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, is a respectable, reserved hobbit—a race resembling short humans with furry, leathery feet who live in underground houses and are mainly pastoral farmers and gardeners. … Visa mer Gandalf tricks Bilbo Baggins into hosting a party for Thorin Oakenshield and his band of twelve dwarves (Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur), who sing of … Visa mer The Hobbit takes cues from narrative models of children's literature, as shown by its omniscient narrator and characters that young children can relate to, such as the small, food-obsessed, and morally ambiguous Bilbo. The text emphasizes the relationship between … Visa mer On first publication in October 1937, The Hobbit was met with almost unanimously favourable reviews from publications both in the UK and the US, including The Times, Catholic World and New York Post. C. S. Lewis, friend of Tolkien (and later author of Visa mer Background In the early 1930s Tolkien was pursuing an academic career at Oxford as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, with a fellowship at Visa mer Tolkien's prose is unpretentious and straightforward, taking as given the existence of his imaginary world and describing its details in a matter-of-fact way, while often … Visa mer Themes The evolution and maturation of the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, is central to the story. This journey of maturation, where Bilbo gains a clear … Visa mer foam pipe insulation outdoor