Words From a Preacher of Hobbit. December 27, ... In other words, it's a work that stands up to the serious literary scrutiny of a college or university classroom. It merits study.

3. Concerning Hobbits Tolkien apparently didn’t even come up with the word Hobbit, though it’s usually attributed to him. The Oxford English Dictionary threw a spanner in the works by pointing ...

The third and final installment of “The Hobbit” series hits theaters Wednesday, and it’ll mark the last time fans will get the chance to explore Middle Earth for the conceivable future. The ...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey preserves Gandalf’s first words ever spoken, lifted more or less directly from Tolkien’s novel and delivered as Bilbo wishes the wizard good morning: ...

When The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is released on Wednesday, it will likely mark the end of Peter Jackson’s stint bringing J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novels to the big screen ...

Having as far as he knew invented the word, Tolkien provided an imaginary etymology for hobbit, in order to fit the word into the linguistic landscape of Middle-earth.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The fairytale opening line of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is among the most memorable and beloved in literature: "In a hole in the ...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey almost attains greatness yet despite so many moments of epic fun, greatness remains just out of its reach.