World Famous Comics: The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition
The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition
From: Houghton Mifflin Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Houghton Mifflin Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 320 Publication Date: September 21, 2007
Product Description: A new edition of The Hobbit with a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien's own drawings and color illustrations, including the rare "Mirkwood" piece.
Good for the Hobbit The Hobbit is a fairly good book. It has an interesting storyline and grabs the reader throughout the whole novel. I for one read it when I was in the 5th grade at school. I found it interesting and usually was a chapter or two ahead of the class. The Hobbit is a beginning book. What I mean by this is that it takes a lot of time explaining the story. This takes up a couple of chapters and I think it would have been a better book if it had built some more suspense in the end scene and extrapolated it a bit more. But otherwise, this book has few shortcomings. Other than the fact that they spent a lot of time in Mirkwood forest, I liked the book. Beorn was portrayed well. The plot line is nice, although there is a kill stealing at the end. All-in-all, I recommend this book.
For Adults Too "A classic. Some consider it a children's book, but it's certainly no more so than the Harry Potter series." -- Glenn G. Thater, Author of 'Harbinger of Doom'
life BEFORE harry potter If you or a young reader dear to you have read all seven Harry Potters at least thrice and yet you still haven't had your fill of wizards and trolls and dragons and elves and fairies and goblins: BUY THIS BOOK. Not only is it a wondrously ancient and magical tale in and of itself, it has the added bonus of being the prequel to The Lord of the Rings enchanted trilogy.
At $16.50 (feb 2008), this 70th anniversary hardcover edition is an incredible bargain. Tolkien's own original dustjacket design gives it the look and feel of a well-preserved first edition (you almost expect to open it up and see his signature on the flyleaf). Inside the book itself, the endpaper maps and illustrations (especially the color illustrations) are magnifique. The paper feels good and the typeface is very reader-friendly and of a generous size (13-14 point). Did I say buy this book?
Essential part of trilogy - the basis for the plot - excellent I have read this book for years - over and over.... - I just love it! But I have been unable to find a hardback copy until now! Thank you! I will treasure the book.
The Beginning of Fantasy Novels The Hobbit is a captivating story that combines ancient Greek and Roman mythology and Anglo-Saxon tradition to produce a timeless classic. J.R.R. Tolkien creates his own mythical world called Middle-Earth, which is actually Earth the way it existed millions of years ago. Tolkien first introduces the reader to the race of hobbits, which are little people who live to eat, in the form of Bilbo Baggins. A wizard named Gandalf approaches Bilbo with an adventure and out of courtesy Bilbo invites him to tea. Bilbo receives a surprise when a group of thirteen dwarves arrives with Gandalf. Gandalf has already volunteered Bilbo to be a burglar for the dwarves in their attempt to reclaim gold that is rightfully theirs from the vicious dragon, Smaug. Bilbo finally agrees to this plan and they set off the very next day for Lonely Mountain, the place where Smaug currently inhabits. Bilbo then experiences an epic journey where he is transformed from a regular hobbit that is incapable of leading to a leader who is courageous in the face of adversity and even becomes a hero before the journey is over. As the story develops the road for Bilbo and the dwarves becomes increasingly ominous and the road ahead seems to present more dangers than the road behind. Each of Tolkien's chapters symbolizes a new obstacle to overcome, which actually has little to do with the ultimate goal of Bilbo and the dwarves of reclaiming the gold from Smaug. However, all these chapters culminate in an ultimate battle between good and evil which pits the "Good People," the humans, elves, and dwarves in a battle for supremacy over the brutal Whargs and goblins. Even though initially written as a child's story people of all ages can enjoy The Hobbit, which is the prequel to and establishes many of the ideas prominent in Tolkien's most famous work The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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