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| − | '''The Hobbit''' or 'There and Back Again' is a book by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and the first published work about [[Middle | + | '''The Hobbit''' or 'There and Back Again' is a book by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and the first published work about [[Middle-earth]]. In the book [[Bilbo Baggins]], a common [[hobbit]], is drafted by the [[Wizard (fiction)|wizard]] Gandalf, to go on an adventure. He travels with 13 [[dwarves]] who seek to reclaim their treasure from the [[dragon]], Smaug. After much adventure they finally make it to the dragon's lair. In the end Bilbo returns home with only two sacks of gold and silver for all his trouble. He also finds a mysterious magical ring. This book is a delightful book for children and adults alike. In the chronology of [[Middle-earth]], Tolkien's classic [[The Lord of the Rings]] follows The Hobbit. In Tolkienesque mythology the two books together form the History of the Finding of the One Ring and The War of the Ring as recorded in the Red Book of Westmarch written by Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and preserved for posterity by Samwise Gamgee and his descendants. <ref> [[The Hobbit]] by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin company, 1937. </ref> |
Revision as of 16:28, May 11, 2007
The Hobbit or 'There and Back Again' is a book by J.R.R. Tolkien and the first published work about Middle-earth. In the book Bilbo Baggins, a common hobbit, is drafted by the wizard Gandalf, to go on an adventure. He travels with 13 dwarves who seek to reclaim their treasure from the dragon, Smaug. After much adventure they finally make it to the dragon's lair. In the end Bilbo returns home with only two sacks of gold and silver for all his trouble. He also finds a mysterious magical ring. This book is a delightful book for children and adults alike. In the chronology of Middle-earth, Tolkien's classic The Lord of the Rings follows The Hobbit. In Tolkienesque mythology the two books together form the History of the Finding of the One Ring and The War of the Ring as recorded in the Red Book of Westmarch written by Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and preserved for posterity by Samwise Gamgee and his descendants. [1]
References
- ↑ The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin company, 1937.
