The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again
Author(s): J R R Tolkien
A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the RingsThis charming pocket-sized edition contains the complete unabridged text and featuresthe original cover illustration, painted by J.R.R. Tolkien himself. The perfect gift for little Hobbits everywhere!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. "
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- : Harcourt Children's Books
- : 0.268
- : 18 September 2012
- : China
- : books
Special Fields
- : black & white illustrations, maps
- : 320
- : English
- : 75th
- : Hardback
- : J R R Tolkien