Hobbits of Tolkien - David Day (Leatherbound)

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An entire race was born when J.R.R. Tolkien scrawled on a leaf, 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit'. From the invention of that single word (hobbit) Tolkien became the e xplorer and chronicler of the character, their race and their significant role in his fantastical world, Middle-earth. Here in his latest book, Tolkien expert David Day unpicks the myriad of riddles, puns and mystical meanings in Tolkien's works, 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'. Show more