
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings)
Hardcover
Other Editions of This Title:
Digital Audiobook (9/20/2020)
Digital Audiobook (2/18/2009)
Digital Audiobook (9/11/2012)
Mass Market (7/12/1986)
Paperback (9/18/2012)
Hardcover (9/21/2007)
Hardcover (10/24/1973)
Mass Market (9/18/2012)
Hardcover (9/18/2012)
Prebound (7/1/1986)
Compact Disc (10/7/2002)
MP3 CD (2/19/2009)
Compact Disc (2/19/2009)
Prebound (7/12/1986)
Compact Disc (9/21/2020)
Compact Disc (7/23/2001)
CD-Audio (2/19/2009)
Description
"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. Presented here in the standard hardcover edition using the author's original jacket design.
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.
Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.
Praise For The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings)…
"Warm and dusky colors predominate in the handsome full-color scenes--forty-eight in all, including five lavish spreads--that embellish this edition, which is also beautifully designed." Booklist, ALA —
Clarion Books, 9780395071229, 256pp.
Publication Date: January 1, 1938