The main purpose behind the publication of The Annotated Hobbit was to allow readers to understand "how Tolkien worked as a writer, what his influences and interests were, and how these relate to the invented world of Middle-earth." Moreover, this also allowed for the publication of rare poems written by Tolkien (several of which were previously unpublished). This allows for breadth of understanding of the Hobbit, hence contributing to the overall understanding of Middle-earth. The edition includes also more than 150 black-and-white illustrations from foreign editions and some that were drawn by Tolkien himself. It was first published in 1988 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first American publication of The Hobbit, and by Unwin Hyman of London.Īccording to the editor, The Annotated Hobbit is a referenced novel where in the margins the "annotator adds commentary". Tolkien's novel The Hobbit with a commentary by Douglas A. The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is an edition of J.
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