Always remember to return from your quest with The Hobbit, or There and back Again.
- The Hobbit is a fantasy novel for children and precedes the famous sequel, The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- The full title of The Hobbit is ‘The Hobbit, or There and Back Again’.
- The Hobbit was written by J.R.R Tolkien, who was a profound English author of the 1900s.
- The Hobbit follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who was on a quest to reclaim treasure from Smaug, a dragon.
- The Hobbit was first published in 1937 illustrated with original art by Tolkien himself, and a number of editions were also produced.
- The Hobbit is often classified as fantasy in genre, but is officially a children’s novel.
- The Hobbit is being adapted into a film production, a trilogy released in late 2012, late 2013 and 2014: ‘The Unexpected Journey’, ‘The Desolation of Smaug’ and ‘There and Back Again’ respectively.
- Since it was first published, The Hobbit is loosely estimated to have sold 35 to 100 million copies, and been translated into more than 40 languages.
- Original editions of The Hobbit are worth thousands of dollars, with signed first editions selling for US$120,000 (BS£60,000).
- Tolkien came up with some initial ideas for the story of The Hobbit in 1914, starting with the realm of Middle Earth, although the realm was never mentioned in the novel.
Bibliography:
The Hobbit, 2013, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, 2013, Shmoop, http://www.shmoop.com/hobbit/
