An edition of The Hobbit (1937)

The hobbit, or, There and back again

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An edition of The Hobbit (1937)

The hobbit, or, There and back again

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  • ★★★★ 4.26 ·
  • 408 Ratings
  • 2526 Want to read
  • 209 Currently reading
  • 625 Have read

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.

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Houghton Mifflin
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English
Pages
290

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Arkenstone, Battle of Five Armies, invisibility, thrushes, eagles, hobbits, wizards, dragons, dwarves, elves, men, trolls, goblins, giant spiders, the one ring, juvenile fantasy, YOUNG ADULT FICTION, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, General, Media Tie-In, children's books, juvenile works, Teen & Young Adult literature, English Fantasy fiction, Specimens, Juvenile Fantasy fiction, Toy and movable books, Magic in fiction, Open Library Staff Picks, juvenile literature, Pictorial works, Magic, Quests (Expeditions), Graphic novels, Dragons in fiction, Children's stories, Ficción fantástica inglesa, Fantasy in fiction, Translations into Russian, Ficción, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Tierra Media (Lugar imaginario), Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character), Dwarfs, Comic books, strips, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, general, Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction, Comics & graphic novels, fantasy, Science fiction, fantasy, horror, Child and youth fiction, Gollum (Fictitious character), Hobbits (Fictitious characters), Baggins, bilbo (fictitious character), fiction, Children's fiction, Gandalf (fictitious character), fiction, Baggins, frodo (fictitious character), fiction, Characters, Characters and characteristics, Hobbit, an unexpected journey (Motion picture), Hobbit (Tolkien, J.R.R.), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In, Motion pictures, Fiction, fantasy, epic, English literature, Fiction, media tie-in, Large type books, Courage, Literatura angielska dla młodzieży, Tłumaczenia polskie, Novela Inglesa, Spanish language materials, Untranslated, Terre du Milieu (Lieu imaginaire), Romans, nouvelles, Hobbits (Personnages fictifs), Novela fantástica, Magiciens, Schultheater, Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology, Fiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creatures, Comics & graphic novels, fantasy, general
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Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield, Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Oin, Gloin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Lake-men, Smaug, Wargs, Wood-elves, Beorn, Bard the Bowman, Elrond, The Elvenking, Gollum
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De hobbit
2021, Bookerij
hardcover in Dutch - Vierenzestigste druk
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The Hobbit
2012, HarperCollins Publishers
hardcover in English - Collector's Edition
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Bilbo le hobbit
2006, Hachette
in French
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2002, Uitgeverij M
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The hobbit, or, There and back again
1984, Houghton Mifflin
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The Hobbit
1980, Guild Publishing
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The Hobbit
1978, Guild Publishing
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The Hobbit
1976, Ballantine Books
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The Hobbit: or, There and back again
1976, Ballantine Books
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Hobbit: czyli tam i z powrotem
/1970, Iskry
in Polish
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The Hobbit: or, There and back again
1970-01, Ballantine Books
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Edition Notes

Genre
Fiction.
Other Titles
Hobbit., There and back again.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ7.T5744 Ho 1984, PZ7.T5744Ho 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
290 p. :
Number of pages
290

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2846909M
ISBN 10
0395362903
LCCN
84009023
Library Thing
3206242
Goodreads
227220

Work Description

The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar.

Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves, and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo.

Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children’s fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for his children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when published.

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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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