HarperCollins The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Hardback, J. R. R. Tolkien
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Description: This sumptuous gift set includes a replica of the very rare first edition of The Hobbit, the only edition where one can now read the original version of the story before Tolkien re-edited it to become the one enjoyed by readers since 1951. HarperCollins The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Hardback, J. R. R. Tolkien - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780007440832
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Dimensions: 141x196mm
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Author: M. Dowden
Rating: 5
Review: In his lifetime John Ronald Reuel Tolkien published a number of articles and works, but he has since then always been fondly remembered for this book and The Lord of the Rings, which is a continuation of the whole saga. Works such as The Silmarillion were published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien. When this children’s novel was first published it met with a lot of critical acclaim and was soon recognised as a children’s classic, which has meant so many of us read this first when we were quite young and have encouraged others since. Never out of print and translated into numerous languages so this book has a home in many of our hearts, as we read of the intrepid hobbit, Bilbo Baggins and his manipulation into an adventure by Gandalf. Although a work of high fantasy so we open up with a pretty ordinary scene, despite being amongst fictional characters and species in Middle Earth. With Bilbo just pottering around his home and garden so he meets Gandalf passing by, who he rather unintentionally invites to tea the next day, only to have not only the wizard turn up, but also a gang of dwarves. Soon the hobbit is setting out on adventure with the dwarves as they make their way to the ancestral home of one of them, to retrieve the treasure that sits there, albeit in the claws of a dragon, known as Smaug. Meeting a number of characters on the journey, so there is always the threat of danger as they have to go through dangerous woods, tangle with goblins and giant spiders, and even end up in a battle. Throughout the book there is shown the power of greed and selfishness, and the effects that it has on people and lives. We also first meet Gollum in this tale, and of course the finding of the Ring by Bilbo, which are so relevant to The Lord of the Rings. Despite being written for children this is still a great read for us adults, many of us coming back to it over the years and passing it on to our children or that of others. Because Tolkien never talks down to children in this, and lets them come to their own conclusions, along with its vocabulary this makes it ideal for younger ones to increase their own vocabulary, literacy and understanding, which is all to the good. In all then this is something that should really be on the family bookshelf.
Author: Urban Cohort
Rating: 4
Review: Probably the best and the first of the series. Rereading it shows a fresh humorous style which is sadly lacking in LOTR. The narrator is more involved and the whole tone less serious that the later overblown work. It mostly lacks the cringe-making archaisms, totally lacks the bizarre constructed languages and the tedious poetry so much in evidence in the Ring books is not so jarring and frequent in The Hobbit. The first publisher gave the MS to his son to read who stated it to be a ‘good book for kids’. That young man knew what he was about. Readable and enjoyable.
