The History of the Hobbit - Contains the Complete Unpublished Manuscript of The Hobbit

Informationen zum Autor J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. John D. Rateliff moved to Wisconsin in 1981 to work with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University. He has been active in Tolkien scholarship for many years, delivering papers on Tolkien and the Inklings. While at Marquette, he assisted in the collation of their holdings with those Christopher Tolkien was editing for his History of Middle-earth series. A professional editor, he lives in Seattle with his wife and three cats, only one of whom is named after a Tolkien character. Klappentext In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself. Zusammenfassung In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself.

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• Authors: John Rateliff, John D Rateliff, John D. Rateliff, Rateliff John D., J.R. R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780007440825
• ISBN: 978-0-00-744082-5
• No. of pages: 960
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 65 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, Kinder/Jugendliche: Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte, Belletristik: begleitende Literatur, FICTION / Fantasy / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Englische Belletristik / Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur, Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Fantasy, Fiction companions, Fiction companion works