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Revision as of 16:18, March 7, 2008
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 laden with sacks of gold and silver. 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]
Plot summary
Bilbo is idling in front of his semi-underground house when he's accosted by the famous wizard Gandalf, who introduces a group of Dwarves to the "Burglar", as he calls Mr. Baggins. The wizard and his 14 companions meet encounter trolls and goblins in their travels, and Bilbo finds a golden ring which makes the wearer invisible.
References
- ↑ The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin company, 1937.