Hobbitus Ille The Latin Hobbit - Latin for everyone!

All that remains is for me to extend my grateful thanks
to David Brawn at HarperCollins for his faith in this book
and in me, and to Mike Barry, the much-loved Head of
Classics at Caldicott School, whose diligent proofreading
of the early chapters saved me from some silly errors.
NOTA BENE
Unfamiliar or new words are marked with an asterisk ( * )
on their first occurrence and are glossed in the vocabulary
at the end, where you will also find a list of proper names.
The various verse metres are noted in a brief appendix.
Spelling and orthography follow that of the Oxford Latin
Dictionary, hence no distinction is made between vocalic
and consonantal ‘i’ and ‘u’, and only proper names are
capitalised. This has also been my primary (but not sole)
reference for definitions and word use.
Mark Walker