The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Apr 2009 · HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected...

‘A flawless masterpiece’
The Times

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.

Ratings and reviews

Being a 15 year old girl and a great lover of Harry Potter I thought that this would be an excellent novel to read, however after one attempt I was reluctant to read it again until I watched the second film (which I enjoyed to a degree). But in each chapter I was greeted with another disappointment. The battle of the five army's was non existent and the ending of the novel was one of the worst! I was also surprised at the lack of female characters. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

But I didn't buy it here it's £3.87 in paperback from asda and they had to print it store it staff the storage area secure the storage area then ship it to asda for less then something stored on a hard drive some where with nowhere near the overheads as this digital version which costs more!!!??? Come on google why are ebooks more expensive than there paper or hard back versions which cost more to get into my hand to read than this digital copy would???

Glad I finally finished this after seeing the first two films. Its a lovely book about a truly exciting adventure. Nice to read anything to do with the LOTR universe. The language and Tolkien's writing style does come across as a but dated now, however you do get used to it the more you read. One off the bucket list.

About the author

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.