The Hobbit

or, There and Back Again

This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on a journey "there and back again". They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and …

This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected...

The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century. --back cover

170 editions

Paperback, 389 pages

English language

Published Aug. 14, 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-759185-5
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OCLC Number:: 903426936

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Subjects

Gollum (Fictitious character)
Hobbits (Fictitious characters)
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Fiction

Reviews

Eph (they, them) reviewed The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Loved it years ago

5 stars

I read it years ago (70's) and I spent many of hours reading the trilogy in high school when I should have been doing other things. I do not regret it though.

jonn reviewed The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Immersive adventures in the childhood

5 stars

When I was a kid, it was hard to read, but interesting at the same time. I think, it's a good book to help children learn that patience reaps rewards. Of a cool story in this particular case.