The HobbitThis is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected... ‘A flawless masterpiece’ 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 one day, 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. |
Contents
A SHORT REST | |
OVER HILL AND UNDER HILL | |
RIDDLES IN THE DARK | |
OUT OF THE FRYINGPAN INTO THE FIRE | |
FLIES AND SPIDERS | |
BARRELS OUT OF BOND | |
A WARM WELCOME | |
ON THE DOORSTEP | |
INSIDE INFORMATION | |
NOT AT HOME | |
FIRE AND WATER | |
QUEER LODGINGS | |