21st September 1937: J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit first published in the United Kingdom

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The initial run of 1,500 copies of The Hobbit sold out within three months, and further runs proved similarly popular prompting Tolkien to write the Lord of the ...

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