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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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The Hobbit
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(1937) Fantasy for children by *Tolkien about a race of small rather domestic people called hobbits, and in particular about one of them, Bilbo Baggins, who leads a campaign against a dangerous dragon – sometimes with the help of Gandalf, a wizard. The story brings the ingredients of folk tales and Norse mythology into a minutely detailed rural setting, which Tolkien later developed on the broader canvas of The *Lord of the Rings.
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