The History of the Hobbit by Rateliff, John D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Frontispiece Introduction

i. Chronology of Composition ii. A Note on the Text iii. The Plan of This Edition iv. Abbreviations and Acknowledgments

The First Phase

I(a). The Pryftan Fragment

i. The Lost Opening ii. Nomenclature in the Pryftan Fragment iii. The Geography of the Tale & The First Map

I(b). The Bladorthin Typescript

i. Baggins of Bag-End ii. Bladorthin iii. Dwarven Magic iv. The Voice of the Narrator

The Second Phase

I(c). The Adventure Continues

i. The Dwarves ii. Moria iii. The Necromancer iv. The Third of March

II. Trolls

i. The Trolls ii. Bilbo’s Contract

III. Rivendell

i. The Last Decent House ii. Elves in the Moonlight iii. Elrond iv. Durin’s Day

IV. Goblins

i. Goblins ii. The Giants iii. Switzerland iv. Bilbo’s Dreams, and Other Matters

V. Gollum

i. The Gollum ii. Riddles iii. The Ring iv. The Invisible Monster

VI. Wargs and Eagles

i. The Wolves ii. The Eagles

VII. Medwed

i. Bears ii. Bothvar Bjarki iii. Beorn’s Hall iv. The Carrock v. The Dolittle Theme vi. Radagast

Plot Notes A

Tolkien’s Plot Notes

VIII. Mirkwood

i. The Children of Ungoliant ii. Butterflies iii. The Theseus Theme iv. Bilbo the Warrior

‘The Enchanted Stream’ Mirkwood Reconsidered Plot Notes B

i. The Story Foreseen from the Capture by Wood-elves ii. Visiting the Mewlips iii. Lake Town iv. The Original Time-Scheme v. Into the Dragon’s Lair vi. Conversations with Smaug vii. The Gem of Girion viii. Bilbo Kills Smaug ix. The Poem x. A Battle Gathering in the West xi. Just a Hobbit Again

IX. In the Halls of the Elvenking

i. The Vanishing People ii. The Three Kindreds of the Elves iii. The King of Wood and Stone iv. The Name ‘Thranduil’ v. The Wine of Dorwinion

X. Lake Town

i. Lake Town ii. ‘The Mayor & Corporation’ iii. Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror

XI. The Lonely Mountain

i. The Desolation of the Dragon ii. The Thrush

Plot Notes C XII. Conversations with Smaug

i. Tolkien’s Dragons ii. Smaug the Magnificent iii. ‘The Only Philological Remark’

XIII (later XIV). The Death of Smaug

i. Bard the Dragon-Slayer ii. The Black Arrow iii. The Death of Smaug iv. The Name ‘Esgaroth’

Plot Notes D XIV (later XIII). While the Dragon’s Away ...

i. Dragon-sickness (‘The Hoard’) ii. The Arkenstone as Silmaril iii. A Note on Cram

XVa. The Kindness of Ravens

i. The Ravens of the Mountain

The Siege of the Mountain Plot Notes E: ‘Little Bird’ Plot Notes F

The Third Phase

‘A Thief Indeed’ XVb. King Bard XVI. Divided Loyalties XVII. The Battle of Five Armies XVIII. ‘And Back Again’ XIX. The End of the Journey

i. Dain son of Nain ii. Bolg of the North iii. The Battle of Five Armies iv. ‘The Halls of Waiting’ v. Bilbo’s First Poem

The Fourth Phase

The 1947 Hobbit

i. ‘Proposed correction of Hobbit to simplify Sequel’ ii. Errors in ‘The Hobbit’ iii. Other corrections iv. Prefatory Note v. Thrym Thistlebeard

The Fortunate Misunderstanding

The Fifth Phase

The 1960 Hobbit New Chapter I. A Well-Planned Party New Chapter II. The Broken Bridge New Chapter III. Arrival in Rivendell Queries and Reminders The End of the Fifth Phase Timelines and Itinerary

i. Distances and Itinerary ii. Timetable from Rivendell to Lake Town iii. The Timeline Revisited iv. Waxing and Waning v. Phases of the Moon vi. The Wandering Moon

Appendices

I. The Denham Tracts (The Name ‘Hobbit’) II. Tolkien’s letter to The Observer (The Hobyahs) III. The Dvergatal (The Dwarf Names) IV. Tolkien’s Correspondence with Arthur Ransome V. Author’s Copies List

Addendum: The Seventh Phase

i. Timeline of Events ii. Notes on a Parley iii. Responses to Queries iv. Personae v. Runic Charts vi. Fëanorian Letters

Index Endnotes Picture Section Copyright About the Publisher

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