The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (Hardback or Cased Book)

Tolkien, J. R. R.

ISBN 10: 0395071224 / ISBN 13: 9780395071229

Editore: Houghton Mifflin 1/1/1938, 1938

The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again. Codice articolo BBS-9780395071229

Riassunto:

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language.

Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. Presented here in the standard hardcover edition using the author's original jacket design.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Written for Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

Informazioni sull'autore:

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

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Titolo: The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (...
Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin 1/1/1938
Data di pubblicazione: 1938
Legatura: Hardback or Cased Book
Condizione: New
Tipologia articolo: Book