The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins
by John D. Rateliff, J.R.R. Tolkien
The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins by John D. Rateliff, J.R.R. Tolkien holds a well received rating of 3.81 out of 5, based on 108.4K reader ratings. First published in 2007. The book spans 467 pages.
About The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins
First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that “grew in the telling,” and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their “fireside reads.” For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature’s most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien’s professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | John D. Rateliff, J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Published | 2007 |
| Pages | 467 |
| Genres | Fantasy, Fiction, Classics, Non-Fiction, History |
| Average Rating | 3.81 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 108,399 |
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The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins is categorized as Fantasy, Fiction, Classics, Non-Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Fantasy.
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The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins has 467 pages.
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The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins was written by John D. Rateliff, J.R.R. Tolkien. It was first published in 2007.
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The ISBN-13 for The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins is 9780618968470.0.
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