Product Details
ISBN: 9780261102668
Category: Graphic novels: literary & memoirs
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 1998-01-03
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books
Editor: Dixon, Charles Deming, Sean
Illustrator: Wenzel, David
Illustrations: colour illustrations
Country of origin: GBR
Edition: Graphic novel ed
Pages: 144
Pagination: 144 pages, colour illustrations
Dimensions (mm): 271 x 204 x 11
Weight: 544g
The Hobbit: Graphic Novel
Fully painted in colour, this graphic novel contains a carefully abridged version of Tolkien's original story about the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who is whisked off by the wizard Gandalf on an adventure to recover stolen treasure.First published over 70 years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has become one of the best-loved books of all time. Now Tolkien's fantasy classic has been adapted into a fully painted graphic novel.The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim their stolen treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger - and in the end it is Bilbo alone who must face the guardian of this treasure, the most-dreaded dragon, Smaug.Illustrated in full colour throughout, and accompanied by the carefully abridged text of the original novel, this handsome authorised edition will introduce new generations to a magical masterpiece - and be treasured by Hobbit fans of all ages, everywhere.