Annotations (The Hobbit, or There and Back Again)

<b>From the front flap of the Houghton Mifflin 2nd printing:</b> "For readers around the globe, <i>The Hobbit</i> serves as an introduction to the enchanting world of Middle-earth, home of elves, wizards, dwarves, goblins, dragons, orcs, and a host of other creatures depicted in <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> and <i>The Silmarillion</i> - tales that sprang from the mind of the most beloved author of all time, J.R.R. Tolkien. <p>Newly expanded and completely redesigned, Douglas A. Anderson's <i>The Annotated Hobbit</i> is the definitive explication of the sources, characters, places, and things of J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless classic. Integrated with Anderson's notes and placed alongside the fully restored and corrected text of the original story are more than 150 illustrations showing visual interpretations of <i>The Hobbit</i> specific to many of the cultures that have come to know and love Middle-earth. Tolkien's original line drawings, maps, and color paintings are also included, making this the most lavishly informative edition of <i>The Hobbit</i> available. <p><i>The Annotated Hobbit</i> shows how J.R.R. Tolkien worked as a writer, what his influences and interests were, and how these relate to the details of Middle-earth. It gives a valuable overview of Tolkien's life and the publishing history of <i>The Hobbit</i> and explains how every feature of the story fits within the rest of Tolkien's invented world. Here were learn how Gollum's character was revised to accommodate the true nature of the One Ring, and we can read the full text of <i>The Quest of Erebor</i>, Gandalf's explanation of how he came to send Bilko Baggins on his journey with the dwarves. Anderson also makes meaningful and often surprising connections to our own world and literary history - <i>Beowulf</i> to <i>The Marvellous Land of Snergs</i>, from the Brothers Grim to C.S. Lewis."

This record represents the annotations for the Revised and Expanded Edition of The Annotated Hobbit. Compare Annotations (The Hobbit).