num_pages: 365
description: This is the prelude to "The Lord of the Rings".Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep to take him on an adventure.
language: English
title: The Hobbit
titlecomplete: The Hobbit
characters: Balin, Elrond Half-elven, Dwalin, Oin, Bofur, Gloin, Gollum, Kili, Dori, Bifur, Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield, Beorn, Bombur, Bilbo Baggins, Nori, Gandalf, Fili, Ori, Bard the Bowman
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Childrens, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy
ratings_count: 3776311
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: HarperCollins Children's Books