The Fireside

Happy Hobbit Day! Today is Frodo's and Bilbo's birthdays. They were both born today, although in different years, in The Third Age. This tradition has been going since about 1978, celebrating both Frodo's and Bilbo's birthdays by fans of Tolkien's works: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and others. The Tolkien Society celebrates close to the day with their annual Oxonmoot. It is among a few days (Tolkien's birth, Tolkien's death, a publication of a specific book (I choose to celebrate the day that The Return of the King was published), as well 'The Downfall' in March) to celebrate being a Tolkien fan, as well, as well as the values and ethics presented in Tolkien's books. Also, today this book is being published: It's The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition! This sumptuous gift set includes a replica of the very rare first edition of The Hobbit, the only edition where one can now read the original version of...