The History of the Hobbit

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Overview:

Title: The History of the Hobbit
Author: John D. Rateliff, J. R. R. Tolkien
Year: 2023
ISBN-10: 9780008601409
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Price: £100.00
Pages: 992
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Omnibus
Title Reference: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Notes: Deluxe edition; product description states: "Brand new deluxe edition of this definitive companion to The Hobbit, quarter-bound, stamped in gold foil with a unique design inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's own artwork, featuring a ribbon marker and housed in a matching custom-built slipcase. ... Together in one volume, The History of the Hobbit presents the complete text of the unpublished manuscript of The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written and published. Recording the numerous changes made to the story both before and after publication, he examines – chapter by chapter – why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth. As well as reproducing the original version of one of the world's most popular novels – both on its own merits and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings – this book includes many little-known illustrations and draft maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive commentaries on the dates of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how Tolkien came to revise the book years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.''' Data from Amazon UK, Waterstones, publisher's site and uk.bookshop.org between 2023-05-16 and 2023-05-28.