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The hobbit, or, There and back again / by J.R.R. Tolkien.

By: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Series: Lord of the rings.New York, NY, USA : Del Rey Book, ©1997Edition: Revised edition.Description: vii, 306 pages : 18 cm.ISBN: 9780345339683 (pbk).Other title: Hobbit | There and back again.Uniform titles: Hobbit Subject(s): Baggins, Bilbo -- Fiction | Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- FictionGenre/Form: Fantasy fiction.DDC classification: 823.912 T57 1997 Summary: Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.Summary: THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIMEBilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo-alone and unaided-who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside . . .This stirring adventure fantasy begins the tale of the hobbits that was continued by J.R.R. Tolkien in his bestselling epic The Lord of the Rings. Summary: Bilbo Baggins is drawn into a quest by the wizard Gandalf and must face evil ogres, savage wolves, giant spiders, uknown dangers, and Smaug, a great dragon who is the terror of the entire countryside.
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Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.


THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIMEBilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo-alone and unaided-who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside . . .This stirring adventure fantasy begins the tale of the hobbits that was continued by J.R.R. Tolkien in his bestselling epic The Lord of the Rings.

Bilbo Baggins is drawn into a quest by the wizard Gandalf and must face evil ogres, savage wolves, giant spiders, uknown dangers, and Smaug, a great dragon who is the terror of the entire countryside.

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