In the land of the little people…
By far, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s
first book in his Middle Earth saga…The
Hobbit, is my all-time favorite book.
It, along with The Lord of the
Rings trilogy, is the gold standard for the fantasy genre. I find it a bit amusing that this work is
billed as a children’s book…although I read it as a youngster, I could reread
it today, and once again tomorrow, still loving the story…appreciating all of
its depth, advanced themes and concepts, as well its literary brilliance…
So…you probably won’t get a first
edition to read in person or online…it is a prohibitively expensive
volume. But…you can buy a facsimile of the
original, or one of
the later boxed editions…this one is quite nice and is the copy I read. Another option is the free online edition…just as good, and of course…free.
Of little Hobbits, wizards, trolls, dwarves and dragons…enjoy this, one of the greatest fantasy books of all time…
