The History of The Hobbit

The History of The Hobbit is a two-volume study of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. It was published by HarperCollins in June and July 2007 in the UK, with both volumes released in the United States by Houghton Mifflin on September 21, 2007; a boxed set combining The Hobbit with The History of The Hobbit was released on October 26, 2007. The two-volume work contains Tolkien’s previously unpublished original drafts of the novel, accompanied by comme... more

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  • 2007

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (pronounced /ˈtɒlkiːn/; in General American also [ˈtoʊlkiːn]) (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet,...

John D. Rateliff

John D. Rateliff is a well-acknowledged and published scholar of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. He acquired his Ph.D. at Marquette University, where he...

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