INKLINGS Q & A: Why was Tolkien's best-selling book THE HOBBIT unavailable in bo...
INKLINGS Q & A: Why was Tolkien's best-selling book THE HOBBIT unavailable in bookstores for nearly two years?
A: In November 1940 the warehouse of Tolkien's publisher, Allen & Unwin, was hit in a bomb raid, destroying all remaining copies of the book. Due to paper shortages, the book was not reprinted until 1942. When most authors' books go out of print, they can't blame it on the Luftwaffe!
A: In November 1940 the warehouse of Tolkien's publisher, Allen & Unwin, was hit in a bomb raid, destroying all remaining copies of the book. Due to paper shortages, the book was not reprinted until 1942. When most authors' books go out of print, they can't blame it on the Luftwaffe!
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