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 the story before Tolkien re-edited it to become
the one enjoyed by readers since 1951. The Hobbit was published on
21 September 1937, with a print run of 1,500 copies. With a
beautiful cover design, nearly a dozen black &,amp, white
illustrations and two black &,amp, red maps by the author
himself, the book proved to be popular and was reprinted shortly
afterwards.History was already being made. The scarcity of the
first edition has resulted in copies commanding huge prices, way
beyond the reach of most Tolkien fans. In addition, subsequent
changes to the text - particularly those to chapter 5, when Tolkien
decided in 1947 to revise the text to bring it better into accord
with events as they were developing in its `sequel', The Lord of
the Rings - mean that the opportunity to read the book in its
original form and format has become quite difficult.This special
commemorative gift set includes the first edition, so that readers
of all ages - not just `children between the ages of 5 and 9', as
Rayner Unwin famously declared in his report on the original
submission - can finally enjoy Tolkien's story as it originally
appeared. It also includes an exclusive CD of archive recordings
that capture Tolkien reading from The Hobbit, a special copy of
Thror's map which reveals the secret moon-runes when held to the
light, and an accompanying booklet that relates the history of The
Hobbit, and includes connected writings by JRR Tolkien.
V januári 1965 Gabriel García Márquez cestoval s rodinou na
dovolenku do Acapulca, keď odrazu dostal nápad. Začul vravu
mestečka Macondo. Už vedel, ako napíše svoj nový román. Vrátil sa
domov, zatvoril sa do pracovne, a keď z nej po osemnástich
mesiacoch vyšiel, v ruke držal 1 300 strán rukopisu a bol šťastný.
Román Sto rokov samoty prvý raz vyšiel v roku 1967, Márquez mal
vtedy 39 rokov a svet si navždy zapamätal jeho meno. Dnes je román
považovaný za jedno z najvýznamnejších diel latinskoamerickej a
svetovej literatúry. Je komponovaný z množstva reálnych aj
fantazijných epizód a rozpráva o pôvabných i krutých príhodách
šiestich generácií rodiny Buendíovcov z fiktívneho mestečka
Macondo.
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