Hobbit

Name: Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
ISBN: 9780544115552

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Originally published as «The Hobbit»

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 rai...

First published 1937167 pages

813

Category: Fantasy
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 11
Editions known: 400

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 813823.914823823.91
Library of Congress (LCC): PZ0007.T5744 Ho 1984PZ0007PZ0007.T5744 Ho 2001PR6039.O32H6 2002

Subjects

Adventure storiesArkenstoneBaggins, bilbo (fictitious character), fictionBaggins, frodo (fictitious character), fictionBattle of Five ArmiesBilbo Baggins (Fictitious character)British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)CharactersCharacters and characteristicsChild and youth fictionChildren's fictionChildren's stories

This edition

ISBN 9780544115552English

DATE DUE

First published1937

Film adaptation1977

Adaptation adaptation1981

Adaptation adaptation1982

TV adaptation1985

Adaptation adaptation2001

Adaptation adaptation2003

Adaptation adaptation2012

Film adaptation2012