J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Playscript) [Paperback]

Patricia Gray - Dramatist (Author), J.R.R. Tolkien (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 87 pages
• Publisher: The Dramatic Publishing Company; Large Cast edition (September 18, 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871294273
• ISBN-13: 978-0871294272
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Note, August 22, 2002

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This review is from: J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Playscript) (Paperback)

This product is not the original book, The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkein, it is a dramatization of the book written by Patricia Gray.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dramatized version... look out!, January 24, 2003

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D. Belden "db" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Playscript) (Paperback)

This is Patricia Gray's dramatization of The Hobbit, authorized by Tolkien. It is NOT his book. As such, it would make a decent elementary or junior high level play, for which it is clearly intended. Unfortunately, I bought this version thinking it was the actual book, perhaps illustrated by Ms. Gray.

Enjoyable for the low-tech costume and scenic suggestions (Gollum in a wetsuit with swimming goggles for eyes).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've finally read it, Fern!, August 18, 2002

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Atheen M. Wilson "Atheen" (Mpls, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Playscript) (Paperback)

I have a friend who for years tried to get me to read the Tolkien books. She fell in love with them in the 70s when they were very popular and wanted to share them with everyone. I'm not really into narrative prose-although I occasionally read a murder mystery of the classic "who-done-it" type-so I have never read the books, Fern's efforts not withstanding. When the recent Peter Jackson film Lord of the Rings came out, I was very taken with the trailers for it and decided to see what all of the hullabaloo was about. Needless to say, like many people, I was totally taken with the color, the scenery, the characters and the adventure of the movie. I decided to read some of the books before the advent of the next film, The Two Towers, so that I could be better prepared to enjoy and appreciate it. My first venture into Tolkien's style has been The Hobbit or There and Back Again. The book is charming, though somewhat simple in narrative style, very like a children's fairy tale or just-so story. It suffers little for that, however, and is quick and entertaining reading; I got through it in two days despite a heavy personal schedule.

The story is of the personal adventures of Bilbo Baggins of Baggins' End, a Hobbit-sort of a small hominid with furry feet-as he attempts to vanquish a dragon who holds a distant kingdom in thrall and to restore the Dwarf ruler Thorin to his patrimony. It describes all manner of adventures on the way, including meetings with giants, two groups of elves, goblins, a shape shifting human, and a creature of unknown affiliation called Gollum, who is one of my favorite characters.

What impressed me most about this book was the remarkable degree to which the author was familiar with his imaginary environment and it's characters. Not only are the settings and the individuals peopling it described in detail, the author is able to say that such and such is to the "north" or on the "right or left" of something else. One has the distinct feeling that the author has himself "been there" many times. It almost makes me want to read something about the man whose mind was so fertile it held an entire world within it.

A charming book, well worth reading. Thank you Fern, however belatedly.