The Hobbit

or, There and Back Again Don’t know

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback, 389 pages

English language

Published Aug. 14, 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers.

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

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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 very dangerous dragon...

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

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I was a child

Izaro reviewed El Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Hobbita sakonean

4 stars

Epub batean irakurri dut, eta ziur nago paperezko edizioan gehiago disfrutatuko nuela, oharrak, mapak eta marrazkiak hobeto ikusten baitira! Hobbita eta Tolkienen mundua gustuko duenarentzat oso gomendagarria da argitalpen hau, eta noski Hobbita bera ipuin zoragarria dela esan behar! Merezi du!

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The timeless classic of the fantasy genre

5 stars

The Hobbit is the first of Tolkien's stories set in the Middle Earth... Actually this book needs no introduction as majority of people are probably aware of its existance and know how Tolkien pioneered the modern fantasy genre. However, it still holds strongly to this day. This epic story of a hobbit embarking on an unexpected journey with a team of dwarves and a wizard just really hooks you in and the world around is built with passion and full of surprises. I love it and now I understand why it's so praised by many.

Norbert reviewed Der Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Der Herr der Ringe, #0,5)

Der Hobbit

4 stars

Ein gemütlicher Einstieg in ein grandioses Gesamtwerk :)

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Eph (they, them) reviewed The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Don’t know)

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.