21st September 1937: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is first published

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21st September 1937: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is first published

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On the 21st September 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit was first published in the United ...

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21st September 1937: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is first published

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