Other Worlds

Tag: The Hobbit

  • The Hobbit’s ancient beginning

    As I was setting forth into rereading Chapter 1 of The Hobbit, I started getting a sense of … remindedness. What was this chapter reminding me of? The first sentence, “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit,” is very direct and brisk in getting to the story, and right after that you…

  • The Hobbit (the movie) U.S. release day approaches…

    Everyone who cares, and a lot of people who don’t, are aware that the Peter Jackson movie of ‘The Hobbit’ is about to be released in the US. It’s a week away, and I’ll probably be in the theater to see it on Friday unless something unexpected prevents me. I have misgivings, though. This is what…

  • The Hobbit’s 75th anniversary

    The Hobbit was published on Sept. 21, 1937 — 75 years ago today. Among all the penetrating and insightful tributes that have been written about this masterpiece, what can I add? Well, I am going to address the neglected question of “Do hobbits wear shoes?” They don’t. Our authoritative source says flatly: they “wear no…