History of the Hobbit, Volume 1（ISBN=9780618968473）

　　First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that "grew in the telling," and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads." For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.

　　John D. Rateliff moved to Wisconsin in 1981 in order to work with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University. He has been active in Tolkien scholarship for many years, delivering papers on Tolkien and the Inklings. While at Marquette, he assisted in the collation of their holdings with those Christopher Tolkien was editing for his History of Middle-earth series. A professional editor, he lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three cats, only one of whom is named after a Tolkien character.

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
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