num_pages: 483
description: Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo - alone and unaided - who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside...This stirring adventure fantasy begins the tale of the hobbits that was continued by J.R.R. Tolkien in his bestselling epic The Lord of the Rings.
language: English
title: The Hobbit
titlecomplete: The Hobbit
characters: Bard the Bowman, Gloin, Ori, Beorn, Bofur, Bombur, Bilbo Baggins, Dori, Nori, Kili, Elrond Half-elven, Balin, Thorin Oakenshield, Gollum, Fili, Smaug, Oin, Gandalf, Dwalin, Bifur
genres: High Fantasy, Childrens, Novels, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Epic Fantasy
ratings_count: 3775416
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: Large Print Pr