description: A BBC Dramatization3 hours 35 minutes, 5 CDsBilbo 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.
language: English
title: The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
titlecomplete: The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
characters: Bard the Bowman, Bofur, Dwalin, Smaug, Gloin, Gandalf, Ori, Gollum, Bifur, Dori, Kili, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin, Beorn, Nori, Bilbo Baggins, Fili, Bombur, Elrond Half-elven, Oin
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Adventure, Novels, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 3776075
places: Middle-earth
series: The Lord of the Rings
awards: name: Keith Barker Millennium Book Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Inklings Studies
publisher: Soundelux Audio Publishing