num_pages: 291
description: A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the RingsSmaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to be asleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance...Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves,Bilbo finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Although quite reluctant to take part in this quest, Bilbo surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar!Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant success when published in 1937. Now, in 1997, this special new edition, illustrated by Alan Lee, commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of a great classic which has established itself as "one of the most influential books of our generation" The Times
language: English
title: The Hobbit
titlecomplete: The Hobbit
characters: Bilbo Baggins, Oin, Thorin Oakenshield, Gloin, Ori, Elrond Half-elven, Fili, Nori, Dori, Gandalf, Bombur, Gollum, Bifur, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Bofur, Bard the Bowman, Beorn, Smaug
genres: Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 3776129
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: Houghton Mifflin Company