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The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again

by J. R. R. Tolkien

A reluctant hobbit joins a quest for dragon-guarded treasure

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A reluctant hobbit joins a quest for dragon-guarded treasure

Bilbo Baggins’s settled life is disrupted by Gandalf and a company of dwarves, who draw him into a journey toward the Lonely Mountain and the hoard guarded by Smaug. The route brings Bilbo into contact with a magic ring and the frightening Gollum, while the imagined world of Middle-earth gives the adventure its mythic and fairy-tale frame. The book introduces a setting that also forms the backdrop to Tolkien’s later Lord of the Rings trilogy, while telling a quest centered on a home-loving hobbit pushed beyond familiar surroundings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in classic high fantasy and quests involving dragons, magic, and treasure.
  • Those who want an entry point to Tolkien’s Middle-earth before reading The Lord of the Rings.
  • Teens and young adults seeking a fantasy adventure.

Themes

Adventure beyond familiar comfortsCourage and unexpected changeTreasure and dangerMyth and fairy tale

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Book overview

This beautiful gift edition of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy, features cover art, illustrations, and watercolor paintings by the artist Alan Lee.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

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