The Hobbit
di J.R.R. Tolkien
Edizione per il 70° anniversario
Introduzione di Christopher Tolkien
HarperCollins
Publishers, London 1° ed. 2007, pp. 300
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The Hobbit is
a great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings.
Bilbo Baggins
is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling any
further than his pantry or his 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 a plot to raid the treasure hoard
guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo is
most reluctant to take part in this quest, but he surprises even himself by his
resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar!
Written for
J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant success when
published in 1937. It has sold many millions of copies worldwide and has established
itself as 'one of the most influential books of our generation'
- The Times
he
English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them."
- Sunday Times
‘A finely
written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls… an exciting
epic of travel and magical adventure, all working up to a devastating climax’.
- The Observer
This edition,
published to mark the 75th anniversary of first publication, includes a
foreword by Christopher Tolkien.
