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The Hobbit

or, There and Back Again

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An edition of The Hobbit (1937)

The Hobbit

or, There and Back Again

Film Tie-in Ed edition

by

  • ★★★★ 4.3 (488 ratings)
  • 3,734 Want to read
  • 351 Currently reading
  • 806 Have read

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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HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
389

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O Hobbit
2019, HarperCollins
in Portuguese
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Ka hopita: a iʻole, i laila a hoʻi hou mai
2016, Evertype
paperback in Old English - First edition.
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Der hobit: oder ahin un vider tsurik
2015, Evertype
hardcover in Yiddish
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The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
2014, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins
Paperback in English - Film Tie-in Ed edition
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Le Hobbit
2012, Livre de Poche
mass market paperback in French
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
2012, Mariner Books
Paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition; First Mariner Books Edition (6)
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The Hobbit: or There and Back Again
2011, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition (29)
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Хоббит
1993, Olimp
paperback in Russian
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again
1983-04, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Revised edition, 5th printing; Authorized edition; Special Silver Jubilee Edition
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The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
1966, Mariner Books
paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition; First Mariner Books Edition (1)

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London
Series
Don’t know
Copyright Date
1995

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.912
Library of Congress
PR6039.O32

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
389p.
Number of pages
389

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28374591M
ISBN 10
0007591853
ISBN 13
9780007591855
OCLC/WorldCat
903426936
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54801974

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OL27482W

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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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