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The Hobbit [Kindle Edition]

J. R. R. Tolkien (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,231 customer reviews)
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‘The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows.’
Times Literary Supplement

‘One of the best loved characters in English fiction… a marvellous fantasy adventure’
Daily Mail

‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls… an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’
The Observer

The Observer

‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls… an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1612 KB
  • Print Length: 316 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0395873460
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (20 April 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002RI9ZY0
  • Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,231 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #241 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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145 of 162 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated 5 Jan 2002
By rachellaird@hotmail.com
Format:Hardcover
I decided to invest in this classic but I wasn't sure which edition to buy; the boxed set or the one book. I love hardback books, especially slightly oversized and I'm glad I decided to buy this one. The dust cover advertises the beautiful illustrations inside. It also has embossed gold foil writing and at the top and bottom the foil backed Runes. The bottle green hardback is gold embossed on the spine, and depicts in gold the Smaug (dragon) on the front. Inside you will find at the front Thror's map and at the back a map of Wilderland, to guide you through the journey of the heroes, whilst reading the book.

The pages are generously sized, clear and beautifully illustrated with Alan Lee's drawings in pencil and full colour throughout (I wish it had the old tissue paper covering the illustrations of bygone days!). There is also a Lord of the Rings edition in the same format. It is beneficial to read the Hobbit before the Lord of the Rings.

The Hobbit describes the adventures of a friendly, roughly 3 foot 6 hobbit called Bilbo. He is volunteered into an adventure beyond the scope of most hobbit's lives by a kindly old family friend, Gandalf the wizard. His journey is also initiated and accompanied by fourteen dwarves. Bilbo's contract is to steal the treasure back for the dwarves, stolen and held by Smaug the Magnificent. Smaug is a large and very perilous dragon. Bilbo even surprises himself by becoming a hero, despite his slight size. This is an enchanting book; Tolkien has a rare gift in creating books which capture the imagination of any age. It is beautifully written, comical, imagination stretching but with the skillfulness of convincing the reader that the story is factual and passing over a great empathy, tugging at the reader's heartstrings over the adventure's endearing characters. A must read book.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book: An eternal classic! 30 Nov 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This was an amazing book!! Tolkien is a genious!! This book is a timeless classic. A book which takes you on an internal journey into the deepest depths of your imagination. A journey that you are left with for the rest of your life. If you like this, you'll love LORD OF THE RINGS. Read it before the film, i did, and i discovered a new part of myself, the adventurer.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible! 27 Dec 2004
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Amazing edition of the book! Great to have Tolkien's own illustrations (one per chapter) to give an idea of how he envisaged Middle-Earth! The book itself is amazingly designed with very thick pages. One of the best parts of the design has to be Thror's fold-out map with the moonlight runes on the back so that they only appear when the map is held up to light. Overall amazing presentation although also amazingly expensive! The simplicity of the cover is very appealing as with the actual book.

Full recommendation to buy if you have the money :)

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Can you beat Tolkien ? No I don't think so ! Despite him specifying he did not want the books made into films I think this is a pretty good attempt and good for the uninitiated!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tolkien is great
Love the whole series of books and read them on a regular basis have them in my library and read
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