The Hobbit
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History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
21 September 1937 | Publication | Received with immediate enthusiasm on publication, praised by critics including C.S. Lewis as a work that created its own world with conviction and inhabited it with genuine delight. It won the Carnegie Medal in 1937 and was recommended by the Library Association as the best children's book of the year. Its reputation has only grown over the subsequent decades and it is now recognised as one of the foundational texts of modern fantasy and one of the most successful children's novels ever published. |
Publication21 September 1937
Received with immediate enthusiasm on publication, praised by critics including C.S. Lewis as a work that created its own world with conviction and inhabited it with genuine delight. It won the Carnegie Medal in 1937 and was recommended by the Library Association as the best children's book of the year. Its reputation has only grown over the subsequent decades and it is now recognised as one of the foundational texts of modern fantasy and one of the most successful children's novels ever published.