- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: UK General Books; 1 edition (Dec 12 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0261102664
- ISBN-13: 978-0007611621
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 16.2 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 422 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #16,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
First published over 50 years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has become one of the best-loved books of all time. Now Tolkien's fantasy classic has been adapted into a fully painted graphic novel.
The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins...a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim the dwarves' stolen treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger - and in the end it is Bilbo alone who must face the guardian of this treasure, the most-dreaded dragon Smaug. Illustrated in full colour throughout, and accompanied by the carefully abridged text of the original novel, this handsome authorised edition will introduce new generations to a magical masterpiece - and be treasured by Hobbit fans of all ages, everywhere.
About the Author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd January, 1892 at Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, but at the age of four he and his brother were taken back to England by their mother. After his father’s death the family moved to Sarehole, on the south-eastern edge of Birmingham. Tolkien spent a happy childhood in the countryside and his sensibility to the rural landscape can clearly be seen in his writing and his pictures.
His mother died when he was only twelve and both he and his brother were made wards of the local priest and sent to King Edward’s School, Birmingham, where Tolkien shone in his classical work. After completing a First in English at Oxford, Tolkien married Edith Bratt. He was also commissioned in the Lancashire Fusiliers and fought in the battle of the Somme. After the war, he obtained a post on the ‘New English Dictionary’ and began to write the mythological and legendary cycle which he originally called ‘The Book of Lost Tales’ but which eventually became known as ‘The Silmarillion’.
In 1920 Tolkien was appointed Reader in English Language at the University of Leeds which was the beginning of a distinguished academic career culminating with his election as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. Meanwhile Tolkien wrote for his children and told them the story of ‘The Hobbit’. It was his publisher, Stanley Unwin, who asked for a sequel to ‘The Hobbit’ and gradually Tolkien wrote ‘The Lord of the Rings’, a huge story that took twelve years to complete and which was not published until Tolkien was approaching retirement. After retirement Tolkien and his wife lived near Oxford, but then moved to Bournemouth. Tolkien returned to Oxford after his wife’s death in 1971. He died on 2 September 1973 leaving ‘The Silmarillion’ to be edited for publication by his son, Christopher.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
J.R.R. Tolkien really takes you there and back again!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hobbit Graphic Novel (Paperback)
The Hobbit is an amazing piece of work, and one of my favorite books. It was lots of puzzles and magic, two of the key elements that I like to see in a book. I would recommend this book to anybody who has about a 5th-6th grade reading level.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
exquisite graphic novel of a 20th century literary treasure,
By audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hobbit Graphic Novel (Paperback)
This review discusses the graphic novel of Tolkien's The Hobbit, with illustrations by David Wenzel and adapted by Dixon and Deming. The cover art is by Giancola and is different than the cover shown above.I have been enamored of Tolkien's universe for over three decades now, and interested in associated works as well, though some work better than others. This one-volume illustrated adaptation of the novel works very well indeed. What I'm probably most grateful for is that, while not a verbatim transcript, it is a fairly complete adapatation -- even Beorn is here! As for artwork, I always measure Tolkien art by the depiction of the hobbits, and Gandalf, and Wenzel does a fine job IMO. (His pictures are quite different from the cover art.) The hobbits aren't the best I've ever seen, but they're not freakish either, and the dwarves and Gandalf and the elves and the settings are all quite nice. This would be of interest to a Tolkien collector, a fun read for graphic novel fans, and a nice introduction to the Tolkien canon for wee folk. Note: I believe there is also a three-volume graphic novel though I haven't seen it. This edition is complete in one volume.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool format - not for young readers,
By Malkie Bear (Toronto, Ontario CANADA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hobbit Graphic Novel (Paperback)
The artwork is a mite cartoony for a devotee of all things Tolkien, and JRR may not approve, (but he's probably been spinning for years now). The text stays fairly true to the original and as such, may not be palatable to younger readers (my 7 yr old gave it up as "boring"). If graphic novels, while perhaps poo-pooed by the restrictive underclothes types, can encourage literacy and revive the classics, I say go, go, go.
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