Generally, 50,000 would be considered the minimum word count, and ideally a novel should be over 70,000 words. The hobbit middleearth universe the timeless classic presented in the standard hardcover edition using the authors original jacket design. Based on 982 characters from the hobbit, lord of the rings and tolkiens posthumously published works including the silmarillion. Tolkien that, according to my paperback copy, numbers 293 pages. An unexpected journey, as a guidepost and divided the number. The hobbit that i know of has around 300 400 pages.
Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the whole text. The next day he had almost forgotten about gandalf. It explains certain aspects of both the book and movie that were previously left up to the imagination of. Differences between jrr tolkiens novel and peter jacksons movie trilogy. Word counts of famous book series harry potter by jk rowling. Initially intended as a standalone story for children, it was later realigned more into the middleearth legendarium by 1951, when a revised edition was released. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Individually, each of those books is longer than the hobbit, and yet they.
However, confident that his book would one day be divided into a dozen movies, author jrr tolkien also provided 125 pages of hobbit backstory, billed as the appendecies, in a later edition of. The book was first published on september 21, 1937 and is set in the years 2941 to 2942 of the third age before the events of the lord of the rings. In it, a hobbit named bilbo baggins leaves his sheltered life and travels alongside the wizard. Tolkien the hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves, in search of dragonguarded gold. I ordered this book by mistake, i though pocket edition was the publishers name not that it was pocketsize ill keep it though because its not worth the hassle of. The hobbit 95,022 the lord of the rings 455,125 the two towers 143,436 the return of the king 4,462. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. In fact, azog is supposed to be dead from the start. Page counts arent always the same among editions, but were just looking for an estimate of length. Collection of hobbit trilogy fanedits and adaptations since there are a growing number of fan edits out there and it can be a little overwhelming which one to view, or even how to locate some of the older ones, i thought itd be wise to get them all under one page and add new ones accordingly. Read the hobbit absolutely for free at readanybook.
I dont really remember these guys from the book, to be honest. Balin, dwalin, bifur, bofur, bombur, dori, nori, ori, fili, kili, oin, gloin the other twelve dwarves who go with thorin, gandalf, and bilbo on the long journey. The lord of the rings was originally intended to be a sequel to the hobbit, but became an epic fantasy on its own. Thats the level where publishers may suggest dividing a story into multiple volumes. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. The truth is that in this book a number of good things, never before united, have come together. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, cate blanchett. The radio dramatisation of the hobbit became a classic when it was first broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 1968 and it continues to delight today. The hobbit to be split into three movies because peter. A story that is over 40,000 words is generally considered a novel. However, since each tome blitzed the 100,000 word mark the fellowship of. Tolkiens own children, the hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic. The ultimate measure of a storys size is its wordcount, however, so the.
When combined, the total harry potter word count is over a million words. I ordered this book by mistake, i though pocket edition was the publishers name not that it was pocketsize ill keep it though because its not worth the hassle. The silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world. Tolkien 1951 second edition revised, 5th printing houghton mifflin company boston isbn. Tolkien, were delighted to be featuring a new book in our book club by internationally regarded tolkien scholar devin brown, the. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is bilbo baggins, a comfort loving, unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar. The latter tend to have larger, and therefore fewer, pages. The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is 157. In total, all seven harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words.
The last two books are slightly shorter but still longer than the first books in the series. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature. The last thing that he remembered was the party at the hobbits house, and they had great difficulty in making him believe their tale of all the many adventures they had had since. English the book of mormon, published by joseph smith, jr. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book. Since the second and third instalments have not been released, he used the length of the first film, titled the hobbit. However, it will be on the short side, as the average length of a novel hovers around 50,00070,000 words. Famous book series and novel word counts number of words. At an average reading rate of 125 words per minute, thats about 145 hours of reading. The hobbit battle of the five armies blu ray3d like star wars, the lord of the rings series came out over a long period of time and not exactly in sequence. The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. Tolkien gives some indication later of the dragons size in relation to the.
Tolkien 2012, book, other at the best online prices at ebay. Tolkiens famous saga, the prelude to the lord of the rings, has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure. The hobbit, prequel and origination story to the lord of the rings trilogy, is about bilbo baggins a shireling that is used to an ordinary and wellmaintained life. It is the first installment in a threepart film adaptation based on j. However, the exact number of pages varies from edition to edition due to font size, page size, use of. By most peoples standards, 40,000 words would be pretty short for a novel.
It takes place 60 years before the fellowship of the ring, and serves the purpose of filling in details that previously went unexplained. Yesterday he had been too flustered to do anything of the kind. When he heard that there was nothing to eat, he sat down and wept, for he felt very weak and wobbly in the legs. How many pages do the lord of the rings books have. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in. The definitive collection of tolkiens classic fairie tales, in the vein of the hobbit, illustrated by oscar winner alan lee never before published in a single volume, tolkiens four novellas farmer giles of ham, leaf by niggle, smith of wootton. And history teaches us that no matter how faithful or unfaithful a film adaptation is with respect to its original source, someone will complain about the movies unfaithfulness to the books. Id like to say, the hobbit did not need to be three movies, and while they arent bad, the book was better. On this 75th anniversary of the beloved tale the hobbit, by j. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book.
An unexpected journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson. Or are you a visually impaired reader who prefers largeprint editions. For example the star wars films, in storychronology, released as films 4, 5, 6 then 1, 2, 3 and the latest is film 7, to be followed by 8 and 9. The hobbit questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the hobbit. That said, if your book is around 40,000 words, youre in good company. The third and final installment of the hobbit series hits theaters.
The final hobbit film is an unprecedentedly gratuitous stretch of. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to the return of the king, which expand on the story told in the hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. The hobbit is a movie trilogy that acts as a prequel to the popular lord of the rings trilogy. The trilogy of films 474 minutes of orcs and elves is based on a single novel by j. Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the lonely mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. Tolkien is one of the most famous pieces of fantasy ever written. So the length of these affects the pacing of your story, and the way the reader experiences it. Bert, tom, and william trolls from whom bilbo takes the key to a cave from which he and the dwarves take gold and the swords they use in battle with the goblins and in the battle of. From these numbers, we can establish some guidelines. Jackson made the lord of the rings trilogy with a one book to one film ratio. The number of pages also doesnt help much, as publishers use different typefaces, page sizes, font sizes, etc.
Heres what film lengths plotted against page count looks like for the 54 films. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. The sorcerers stone 77,325 words the chamber of secrets 84,799 words the prisoner of azkaban 106,821 words. The number of pages also doesnt help much, as publishers use different. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. The story is shorter and it was designed for kids, but can be read by adults. He did not remember things very well, unless he put them down on his engagement tablet.
Collection of hobbit trilogy fanedits and adaptations. Statistics on the demography of middleearth based on lotrprojects extensive database of characters. The first chapter, the unexpected party and flies and spiders are the longest. However, since each tome blitzed the 100,000 word mark the. Other famous books 22,416 the mouse and the motorcycle beverly cleary 30,644 charlie and the chocolate factory roald dahl 35,968 old yeller fred gipson 36,363 lion the witch and the wardrobe c. On the upper end, a novel over 110,000 words is considered an epic. Top ten differences between the hobbit book and films. See more ideas about hobbit book, the hobbit, the hobbit book cover. Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. Lewis the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, roald dahls charlie and the chocolate factory.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The vary in length from about ten pages to as much as 30 pages. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable western world, over the edge of the wild, and. The ultimate measure of a storys size is its wordcount, however, so the literary geeks here at foster grant have put together a list of many of the most popular books and short stories in history for you.
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