Originally posted by: Max_Rebo
although it is true that Tolkien's books were consistent he did edit the Hobbit in later editions to fit in with Lord of the Rings, he only edited the chapter where Bilbo meets Gollum but all the versions in print today are the edited version, although you can find the revisions in Appendix A of ' The Annotated Hobbit'(1988), in it's edited form "It represents as closely as is possible Tolkien's final intended form"
although it is true that Tolkien's books were consistent he did edit the Hobbit in later editions to fit in with Lord of the Rings, he only edited the chapter where Bilbo meets Gollum but all the versions in print today are the edited version, although you can find the revisions in Appendix A of ' The Annotated Hobbit'(1988), in it's edited form "It represents as closely as is possible Tolkien's final intended form"
How very interesting. The Hobbit was my favorite story growing up as a child and it's still my favorite book of all time. I always read from an old, tattered copy of the book so I wonder which version I had always read. This will require research on my part.
