'The Hobbit', Audio Book- Part II of III
This is J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. A classic on so many levels methinks^_^ This reading of the book by Nicol Williamson is an abridged version, meaning of course that it is not the entire book word for word. Anywho, I put some pictures in with the vid, though they're not in sync with the story. That's what your imagination is for.. O_o And if ye're anything like me, ye'll know that reading a book like The Hobbit, or LOTR & using your imagination to see the world, to create those memorable feelings, is immeasurably more satisfying than watching any movie. Not dissing the LOTR movies here peoples, I quite enjoy the.. first one, but they're just movies with no-where near the feeling of the books. That being said, I like perrty pictures too & so I put some in here because I could. Suggestion: Forget the pictures, have a quiet room, close yours eyes, sit back & listen. With any luck it's a rainy day. I always seemed to love reading LOTR & The Hobbit on rainy days..Category: Entertainment
Author: ThrobnWood
Published (on YouTube): 2011-02-17
Published (here): 2012-05-28
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Einarr1989 on 2012-04-30
Tolkien was a very ...
Tolkien was a very devout Catholic, not particularly interested in women, and had intended The Hobbit to be a children's book. So, no, there really is no "Valley of Nymphomaniacs" in The Hobbit. :P Sure, some women such as Anna Komnena wrote and were highly educated but they were a minority being either the very rich or nuns (who were usually from rich families too). The vast, vast majority were "just" wives and mothers.
AwakenedbyaKiss on 2012-04-30
thank goodness! I ...
thank goodness! I thought that was quite a leap. Or are you also pulling my leg? Now I'll have to actually get a copy and check it out for myself. I think the Nymphomaniacs must be from Monty Python's Holy Grail movie. Actually, there were lots of educated noble women in the Middle Ages, whose family's did not need to marry them off for political purposes so they were sent to convents, where they were sometimes suspected of carrying on worldly affairs ;)
Einarr1989 on 2012-04-30
Not much more. ...
Not much more. Women's role has always been predominantly domestic until very recently. And there is no "Valley of Nymphomaniacs" in The Hobbit. The guy who posted that was joking.
AwakenedbyaKiss on 2012-04-29
Women have always ...
Women have always done more than look after children and the house (which is interesting in itself and a worthy adventure), but it was predominantly men who wrote history until only recently. And so, women's role and contribution to the world has been downplayed for much of that time. And what does a valley of nymphomaniacs have to do with Medieval Europe anyway?! I don't see that connection.
Einarr1989 on 2012-04-29
He was basing ...
He was basing Middle Earth loosely upon Medieval Europe, at least in terms of society. Until recently women didn't do much but look after children and the house; not very interesting to write about.
TheTooLegitt on 2012-04-27
In the last part I ...
In the last part I did not understand how Bilbo told the difference between the dwarves?
AwakenedbyaKiss on 2012-04-21
I guess spelling " ...
I guess spelling "is my one weakness". Tolkien
AwakenedbyaKiss on 2012-04-21
Yes, thank you for ...
Yes, thank you for pointing this out. The one thing I found missing in the story was any female characters with which to identify. I find it disturbing to learn that Tolkein's only females in this book are nymphomaniacs. Maybe when he wrote it, girls weren't supposed to have adventures. But then again, his buddy CS Lewis had great female characters who were ready for all kinds of adventures. Go figure.
AwakenedbyaKiss on 2012-04-19
oh, I'm half Irish ...
oh, I'm half Irish and half Scottish... so half of me likes to drink whiskey, but the other half doesn't want to pay for it.
ThrobnWood on 2012-04-19
Nicol Williamson ...
Nicol Williamson was Scottish-born, so his Sean Connery would be one of the better ones. :3
ThrobnWood on 2012-04-19
That's because the ...
That's because the valley of the nymphomaniacs has been cut out. All five-hundred elven maidens that are in The Hobbit are in that one chapter. :j
Fektthis on 2012-04-19
i think i would be ...
i think i would be scared to read a tolkein nymphomaniac tale. his stories have a distinct lack of women in them.
bking9595 on 2012-04-17
where does chapter ...
where does chapter 16 start ?? please
AwakenedbyaKiss on 2012-04-06
The reader does all ...
The reader does all the voices brilliantly, when he does Beor I feel like I am listening to Sean Connery's voice!
Isabella Crawford on 2012-04-03
Hi who ever reads ...
Hi who ever reads this THANK U! I am a writer and am working on two books right now and i'm BEGGING u to pls go to my channel and listen to them, it's like an audio book but u can see me..... PLEASE! cheers -Isabella Crawford. :D
ssfailboat98 on 2012-04-03
But also, I don't ...
But also, I don't think it is necessary to put the video into different parts, but maybe indicate the chapters on the screen?
ssfailboat98 on 2012-04-03
Thank you so much! ...
Thank you so much! I know it is better to read the book, but I have been reading for AP English and I am very behind.
VigisKane on 2012-03-25
middle earth is ...
middle earth is basically the british isles in a book, in terms of people, the orks are cockneys, rohan the anglo-saxons, etc
bourneskillzz on 2012-03-21
@throbynwood ...
@throbynwood nostalgic!
hippiegirlsmile on 2012-03-18
this is a lifesaver ...
this is a lifesaver. I'm reading this for English class and I just cannot concentrate unless it's read to me.
Featster74 on 2012-02-09
Thank you for ...
Thank you for posting this! I was given the LPs for this in 4th grade from my mom for Christmas. Listening now, I still can recite parts right along with Mr Williamson. Since its only available still on LP, is there a way to transfer it to CD or something? I still have a turntable, just don't use it too much. Edited or not, this is a favorite version of this book for me.
rogermccarthy on 2012-01-31
I thought that was ...
I thought that was Rivendell which is included with all that flirtatious tra-la-la-ing (and Legolas could hardly have been the only Elf to like his men short, stout and hairy)
ResistenceX3 on 2012-01-23
Do you know what ...
Do you know what chapter that is
ThrobnWood on 2012-01-17
It should be ok for ...
It should be ok for a book report; I think the only major part missing is the journey through the valley of the nymphomaniacs.
uscrazychicks on 2012-01-17
omg i love you! i ...
omg i love you! i had to read this book by thursday and i would never finish!!!! thank-you!! btw does this short version have all the important parts in it?