The Hobbit
or There and Back Again
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2001, pp. 332
Illustrazioni di copertina: Peter Sis
Illustrazioni interne: J.R.R. Tolkien
Note: Paperback
Questa edizione di The Hobbit presenta alcune caratteristiche come le illustrazioni di copertina di Peter SIS e una nota al testo di Douglas A. Anderson, lo stesso autore dell'edizione "The Annotated Hobbit" . Anderson spiega che nel 1995, il testo de "The Hobbit" è stato digitalizzato in un file e da allora sono state apportate diverse correzioni. Per questa edizione, si sono confrontati, riga per riga, le precedenti edizioni in modo da raggiungere nel miglior modo possibile il testo originario.
Di questa edizione esistono due versione, la versione rigida (Hardcover) e quella economica (Papaerback). Io posseggo, ad oggi, la seconda.
Note di copertina
From J.R.R. Tolkien’s own description for the original edition:
“If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. . . . In following the path of this humble adventurer, you will learn by the way (as he did)—if you do not already know all about these things—much about trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves, and get some glimpses into the history and politics of a neglected but important period.” Featuring stunning new cover art by Caldecott Honor winning children’s book illustrator Peter Sís, this edition of The Hobbit has been specially formatted for young readers. Larger print size and wider margins provide reading ease for the youngest Tolkien fans. This quality digest edition also includes interior maps and original interior illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien.
“If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. . . . In following the path of this humble adventurer, you will learn by the way (as he did)—if you do not already know all about these things—much about trolls, goblins, dwarves, and elves, and get some glimpses into the history and politics of a neglected but important period.” Featuring stunning new cover art by Caldecott Honor winning children’s book illustrator Peter Sís, this edition of The Hobbit has been specially formatted for young readers. Larger print size and wider margins provide reading ease for the youngest Tolkien fans. This quality digest edition also includes interior maps and original interior illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien.
