The hobbit tolkien Book
by tolkien

Number of Pages: 300 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Date: Sep 17, 2012
Price: $14.99
ASIN: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/054792822X/?tag=connectings01-20" target="_blank" title="Amazon ASIN">054792822X
ISBN: 054792822X

Book Comments & Discussion (2)

UnknownOPApr 2014

Between it being a groundbreaking type of book setting a trend for most all modern day fantasy, I also have fond memories of childhood and reading the book for the first time

VivianLeeMay 5, 2014

Loved The Hobbit but never yet managed to finish LoTR - doubt I ever will now, the films look pretty good, why fight with the trilogy?

I don't know why I couldn't get past the losing of Gandalf in the chasm, I tried more than once but nope. Partly because I don't really like hobbits. Bilbo was okay but Frodo? Still on my shelf. Someday. So many books, so little time ...

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Storyline

A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings.

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.

“A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible . . . All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told, will take The Hobbit to their hearts.” – New York Times Book Review