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The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again [Hardcover]

J. R. R. Tolkien (Author), Michael Hague (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: 29 Oct 1984

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure.

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug’s left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

Whisked from his comfortable hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves. Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade); Ill edition (29 Oct 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0395362903
  • ISBN-13: 978-0395362907
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 2.8 x 26.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,232 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,474,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows.’
Times Literary Supplement

‘One of the best loved characters in English fiction… a marvellous fantasy adventure’
Daily Mail

‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls… an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’
The Observer

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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The most successful of all Tolkien titles, The Hobbit has been translated into over 30 languages, with estimated sales of nearly 100 million copies. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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145 of 162 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated 5 Jan 2002
By rachellaird@hotmail.com
Format:Hardcover
I decided to invest in this classic but I wasn't sure which edition to buy; the boxed set or the one book. I love hardback books, especially slightly oversized and I'm glad I decided to buy this one. The dust cover advertises the beautiful illustrations inside. It also has embossed gold foil writing and at the top and bottom the foil backed Runes. The bottle green hardback is gold embossed on the spine, and depicts in gold the Smaug (dragon) on the front. Inside you will find at the front Thror's map and at the back a map of Wilderland, to guide you through the journey of the heroes, whilst reading the book.

The pages are generously sized, clear and beautifully illustrated with Alan Lee's drawings in pencil and full colour throughout (I wish it had the old tissue paper covering the illustrations of bygone days!). There is also a Lord of the Rings edition in the same format. It is beneficial to read the Hobbit before the Lord of the Rings.

The Hobbit describes the adventures of a friendly, roughly 3 foot 6 hobbit called Bilbo. He is volunteered into an adventure beyond the scope of most hobbit's lives by a kindly old family friend, Gandalf the wizard. His journey is also initiated and accompanied by fourteen dwarves. Bilbo's contract is to steal the treasure back for the dwarves, stolen and held by Smaug the Magnificent. Smaug is a large and very perilous dragon. Bilbo even surprises himself by becoming a hero, despite his slight size. This is an enchanting book; Tolkien has a rare gift in creating books which capture the imagination of any age. It is beautifully written, comical, imagination stretching but with the skillfulness of convincing the reader that the story is factual and passing over a great empathy, tugging at the reader's heartstrings over the adventure's endearing characters. A must read book.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book: An eternal classic! 30 Nov 2001
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Format:Paperback
This was an amazing book!! Tolkien is a genious!! This book is a timeless classic. A book which takes you on an internal journey into the deepest depths of your imagination. A journey that you are left with for the rest of your life. If you like this, you'll love LORD OF THE RINGS. Read it before the film, i did, and i discovered a new part of myself, the adventurer.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great intro to Tolkien 11 Mar 2010
By Book kid
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this for my 7 yr old grandson, who had expressed interest in The Lord of the Rings. Initially I bought him the ordinary illustrated paperback, but he was a bit daunted by it.

My daughter in law informed me that the morning it arrived, he started reading before breakfast, was dragged away from it to go to school, and finished it on return.

My hope is that he now progresses to the other version I bought him - but at least he has an idea of Tolkien, and was gripped by the story.
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