Assertion: hobbit | /r/CapableOf | serve as narrative link
Facets:
value: between earlier and later events
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Taken into consideration with the rest of Tolkien's work, The Hobbit serves as both an introduction to Middle-earth as well as a narrative link between earlier and later events as told in The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings, respectively.