Stolen Treasure: UNT’s First Edition Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Finds Its Way Home After 45 Years

For me and all my Hobbit Homies, Lord of The Rings is a pretty big deal!! If you didn’t know, J.R.R. Tolkien is the guy who wrote all of ‘The Lord of The Rings’ books. He’s basically the father of medieval fantasy stories as we know them today, and he deserves his flowers, damn it!! Did you know about the story of a first edition version of The Hobbit that has its own interesting adventure. Similar to the ring of power in the LOTR trilogy, this book was stolen from, but then later returned to, its home at The University of North Texas. Luckily for all of us book lovers and fantasy fans, it wasn’t dipped in a lava bath once it got back home. Lets retell this story for Tolkiens birthday!!

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