A new translation is a new world to discover. Do not be afraid, do not stay prisoner: no, definitely not, it was not better before! And discover again the Hobbit, like the first time, this is priceless. Outstanding work of D. Lauzon, fantastically rich edition (this is the famous annotated edition of D. Anderson): in short a must. One can only hope the same work on the SDA and why not, the Silmarillion?