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An edition of The Hobbit (1937)

El Hobbit

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Cuando, alrededor de 1930, J.R.R. Tolkien comenzó a escribir El Hobbit, hacía ya diez años que trabajaba en el vasto panorama mitológico de El libro de los relatos, que más tarde se convertiría en El Silmarillion. Así como esas crónicas tempranas narraban los mitos inmemoriales de la Primera y Segunda Edad, Tolkien pronto advirtió que El Hobbit iba ordenándose de algún modo como un relato de la Tercera, aunque las inesperadas aventuras de un pacífico "hombre de campo" no parecieran tener mucha relación con las vastas y oscuras mitologías de la Tierra Media. El estilo directo y lineal, con alusiones (que el autor deploró más tarde) a un público infantil, no impide la poderosa irrupción —unas pocas veces en términos de comedia— de los grandes temas tolkienianos (el poder, la codicia, la guerra, la muerte) que reapararecerán en una dimensión a menudo obviamente épica en El Señor de los Anillos.

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Planeta DeAgostini
Language
Spanish
Pages
360

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Fantasy Arkenstone Battle of Five Armies invisibility thrushes eagles hobbits wizards dragons dwarves elves men trolls goblins giant spiders the one ring juvenile fantasy YOUNG ADULT FICTION Fantasy fiction Juvenile fiction Fiction Classics General Media Tie-In children's books juvenile works Teen & Young Adult literature English Fantasy fiction Specimens Juvenile Fantasy fiction Toy and movable books Magic in fiction Open Library Staff Picks juvenile literature Pictorial works Magic Quests (Expeditions) Graphic novels Dragons in fiction Children's stories Ficción fantástica inglesa Fantasy in fiction Translations into Russian Ficción Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Tierra Media (Lugar imaginario) Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character) Dwarfs Comic books, strips Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 12 British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) Fiction, fantasy, general Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction Comics & graphic novels, fantasy Science fiction, fantasy, horror Child and youth fiction Gollum (Fictitious character) Hobbits (Fictitious characters) Baggins, bilbo (fictitious character), fiction Children's fiction Gandalf (fictitious character), fiction Baggins, frodo (fictitious character), fiction Characters Characters and characteristics Hobbit, an unexpected journey (Motion picture) Hobbit (Tolkien, J.R.R.) YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In Motion pictures Fiction, fantasy, epic English literature Fiction, media tie-in Courage Literatura angielska dla młodzieży Tłumaczenia polskie Novela Inglesa Spanish language materials Untranslated Terre du Milieu (Lieu imaginaire) Romans, nouvelles Hobbits (Personnages fictifs) Novela fantástica Magiciens Schultheater Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology Fiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creatures Comics & graphic novels, fantasy, general Good and evil English Fantasy literature English fiction Adventure stories

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Bilbo Baggins Gandalf Thorin Oakenshield Fili Kili Balin Dwalin Oin Gloin Dori Nori Ori Bifur Bofur Bombur Lake-men Smaug Wargs Wood-elves Beorn Bard the Bowman Elrond The Elvenking Gollum J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

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Edition Availability
Cover of: O Hobbit
O Hobbit
2019, HarperCollins
in Portuguese
Cover of: Ka hopita
Ka hopita: a iʻole, i laila a hoʻi hou mai
2016, Evertype
paperback in Old English - First edition.
Cover of: Der hobit
Der hobit: oder ahin un vider tsurik
2015, Evertype
hardcover in Yiddish
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
2014, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins
Paperback in English - Film Tie-in Ed edition
Cover of: Le Hobbit
Le Hobbit
2012, Livre de Poche
mass market paperback in French
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
2012, Mariner Books
Paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition; First Mariner Books Edition (6)
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again
2011, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition (29)
Cover of: El Hobbit
El Hobbit
2002, Planeta DeAgostini
Tapa dura (hardcober) in Spanish
Cover of: Хоббит
Хоббит
1993, Olimp
paperback in Russian
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again
1983-04, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Revised edition, 5th printing; Authorized edition; Special Silver Jubilee Edition
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
1966, Mariner Books
paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition; First Mariner Books Edition (1)

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Edition Notes

Published in
Barcelona
Series
Colección Biblioteca Tolkien
Translation Of
The Hobbit
Translated From
English

Contributors

Translator
Manuel Figueroa
Cover Art
Ted Nasmith
Editorial Director
Fernando Caralt
Project Team Leader
Virgilio Ortega
Graphic Design
Noemí Reyes
Cover Design
Hans Romberg/Jordi Royo

The Physical Object

Format
Tapa dura (hardcober)
Number of pages
360
Dimensions
22 x 13 x 3 centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25441857M
ISBN 10
843959626X
ISBN 13
9788439596264
OCLC/WorldCat
434428201
Book Crossing ID (BCID)
12611694

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL27482W

Work Description

The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar.

Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves, and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo.

Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children’s fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for his children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when published. PDF

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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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