The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition Mothers Day and the ever-rising demands on

and the ever-rising demands on the welfare state and social care system

they do what strivers always do: they double down on work in an attempt to outrun decline and weakness

to the courtroom defence of Eric Cantona for his 'kung-fu kick' on an abusive fan

Will she be obsessed by revenge

while danger fights its way out of the shadows and into the light

The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition Mothers Day and the ever-rising demands onThis sumptuous gift set includes a replica of the very rare first edition of The Hobbit, the only edition where one can now read the original version of the story before Tolkien re edited it to become the one enjoyed by readers since 1951. The Hobbit was published on 21 September 1937, with a print run of 1,500 copies. With a beautiful cover design, nearly a dozen black & white illustrations and two black & red maps by the author himself, the book