The hobbit, or, There and back again

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Book (large print)

Title:

The hobbit, or, There and back again

Other title(s):

There and back again

Author:

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.

ISBN:

9781594130052

Publication Information:

Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

481 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Contents:

An Unexpected Party -- Roast Mutton -- A Short Rest -- Over Hill and Under Hill -- Riddles in the Dark -- Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire -- Queer Lodgings -- Flies and Spiders -- Barrels Out of Bond -- A Warm Welcome -- On the Doorstep -- Inside Information -- Not at Home -- Fire and Water -- The Gathering of the Clouds -- A Thief in the Night -- The Clouds Burst -- The Return Journey -- The Last Stage.

Summary:

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.

Personal Subject:

Baggins, Bilbo-Fiction.

Baggins, Bilbo. (OCoLC)fst01737940

Subject(s):

Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.

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Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort who lives in a cozy hole in the Shire, a place where adventures are uncommon - and rather unwanted. So when the wizard Gandalf whisks him away on a treasure-hunting expedition with a troop of rowdy dwarves, he's not entirely thrilled. Encountering ruthless trolls, beastly orcs, gigantic spiders, and hungry wolves, Bilbo discovers within himself astonishing strength and courage. And at the ultimate confrontation with the fearsome dragon Smaug, the hobbit will brave the dangers of the dark and dragon fire alone and unaided.

Author Notes

A writer of fantasies, Tolkien, a professor of language and literature at Oxford University, was always intrigued by early English and the imaginative use of language. In his greatest story, the trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954--56), Tolkien invented a language with vocabulary, grammar, syntax, even poetry of its own. Though readers have created various possible allegorical interpretations, Tolkien has said: "It is not about anything but itself. (Certainly it has no allegorical intentions, general, particular or topical, moral, religious or political.)" In The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (1962), Tolkien tells the story of the "master of wood, water, and hill," a jolly teller of tales and singer of songs, one of the multitude of characters in his romance, saga, epic, or fairy tales about his country of the Hobbits.

Tolkien was also a formidable medieval scholar, as evidenced by his work, Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics (1936) and his edition of Anciene Wisse: English Text of the Anciene Riwle.

Among his works published posthumously, are The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún and The Fall of Arthur, which was edited by his son, Christopher.

In 2013, his title, The\Hobbit (Movie Tie-In) made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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First published in the U.K. in 1937, this is the volume that introduced the world to hobbits, Middle-earth, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard, and the Ring of power. A new edition, formatted for younger readers, was released in August and features cover art by Peter S!s (ISBN 0-618-16221-6. $18; pap. ISBN 0-618-15082-X. $10). (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

List of Illustrations	p. 9
Author's Note	p. 11
I. An Unexpected Party	p. 13
II. Roast Mutton	p. 54
III. A Short Rest	p. 80
IV. Over Hill and Under Hill	p. 95
V. Riddles in the Dark	p. 116
VI. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire	p. 150
VII. Queer Lodgings	p. 183
VIII. Flies and Spiders	p. 226
IX. Barrels Out of Bond	p. 273
X. A Warm Welcome	p. 301
XI. On the Doorstep	p. 321
XII. Inside Information	p. 336
XIII. Not at Home	p. 370
XIV. Fire and Water	p. 389
XV. The Gathering of the Clouds	p. 405
XVI. A Thief in the Night	p. 421
XVII. The Clouds Burst	p. 432
XVIII. The Return Journey	p. 451
XIX. The Last Stage	p. 465

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