Corey Olsen

Corey Olsen is the author of Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. He is an Assistant Professor of English at Washington College in Maryland and the president and founder of the Mythgard Institute, a new online teaching center for the study of Tolkien and other works of imaginative literature, through podcasts and his teaching website, The Tolkien Professor. Join the conversation at www.tolkienprofessor.com or on iTunes.

Happy Birthday, Bilbo

75th Anniversary

It’s the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Corey Olsen, author of the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-J-R-R-Tolkiens-The-Hobbit/dp/054773946X/" target="_blank">Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit</a>, tells us the history of how the story of Bilbo Baggins changed even after the book was published. Plus, see Tolkien’s <a href="/content/dailybeast/galleries/2012/09/20/tolkien-can-draw-who-knew-7-beautiful-hobbit-illustrations-photos.html">beautiful illustrations for The Hobbit</a>.

Corey Olsen | Published Sep 21, 2012