Tove Jansson’s illustrations for The Hobbit capture the ‘ecstatic truth’ of childhood
The Conversation · 13 Nov 2026

Tove Jansson’s illustrations for The Hobbit capture the ‘ecstatic truth’ of childhood

The recent release of The Hobbit: Illustrated by Tove Jansson marks the first time that a full edition of her Tolkien illustrations has appeared in English.


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