The Hobbits Of Tolkien Av David Day

<p><b>An entire race was born when J.R.R. Tolkien scrawled on a leaf, ''In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.''</b> From the invention of that single word (hobbit) Tolkien became the explorer and chronicler of the character, their race and their significant role in his fantastical world, Middle-earth.<br><br>Here in his latest book, Tolkien expert David Day unpicks the myriad of riddles, puns and mystical meanings in Tolkien''s works; <i>The Hobbit </i>and <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>.<br><br><br><br><i>This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.</i></p>