The History of The Hobbit
lore reference reference 2007 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | lore reference |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780007440825 |
Synopsis
The History of The Hobbit is a two-volume 2007 study edited by John D. Rateliff, presenting J.R.R. Tolkien's unpublished draft manuscripts of The Hobbit alongside detailed commentary. It traces the novel's development through several phases of writing, including abandoned revisions Tolkien made for a planned but unpublished third edition.
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Notes
- Ed. John D. Rateliff; Tolkien's Hobbit manuscript drafts with commentary. First published 2007; revised editions later.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Middle-earth (standalone work): position 23 of 28: previous The Children of Húrin (2007) · next Beren and Lúthien (2017)
Sources
← Middle-earth dossier · All universes
Part of the Library. Fields without an identified source are omitted, never guessed.