The Spectator Sep 21
The Hobbit was published on this day in 1937. It is a book I treasure, and not one of the world’s great books.
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The Hobbit is not a great book
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The Spectator Sep 21
The Hobbit is not a great book: When he reviewed The Hobbit, CS Lewis said it was a children’s book “only in the sense that the first of many readings can be ...
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The Spectator Sep 26
Does Tolkien deserve to be celebrated in Westminster Abbey?: Although 2026 isn’t a significant anniversary year for J.R.R. Tolkien, there has been more attention ...
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Pocket-Sized Book Set Gets a New Lowest Price Ever
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Rare first edition of The Hobbit found among ‘unremarkable’ books at Oxfam charity shop sells for £38,000 at auction
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The Hobbit Graphic Novel Adaptation Is at Its Lowest Price Ever For Prime Members
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The Hobbit Deluxe Illustrated Edition Drops to the Lowest Price of the Year for Prime Members
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Pocket-Sized Book Set Gets a Big Price Drop Before Prime Day
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Scots charity shop staff stunned to uncover rare edition of The Hobbit: The much-loved classic was tucked among a pile of old children’s books
scotsman.com/news/scotland/scots-charity-shop-staff-stunned-to-uncover-rare-edition-of-the-hobbit-5470964
Experts stunned by £43K treasure 'hiding in plain sight' in a house: The first edition of The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien, was discovered during a house clearance in ...
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The Hobbit book found during house clearance sells for £43k: The copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 work was discovered tucked deep into an old bookcase at a home ...
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A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf: Bidding for the Tolkien classic, which was discovered in a home in Bristol, England ...
nytimes.com/2025/08/04/world/europe/the-hobbit-first-edition-bristol-auction.html
Rare 1937 ‘Hobbit’ discovered in house clearance sells for $57,000: A rare first-edition copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," discovered during a house ...
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First edition Hobbit book found in Bristol to fetch thousands: Only 1,500 copies were printed
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The Hobbit Deluxe Illustrated Edition Drops to the Lowest Price of the Year - IGN
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The Hobbit translated into Scots Gaelic for first time: Moray Watson, a professor of Scots Gaelic and translation at the University of Aberdeen ...
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Today in History: ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien published: On Sept. 21, 1937, “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd ...
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Pretty Cambridge pub that was featured in Lord of the Rings: Just wait until you see inside
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