About the Book
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable,
unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry
of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is
disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen
dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on
an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot
to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large
and very dangerous dragon…
The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many
millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing
itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the
twentieth century.
About the Author
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a
distinguished academic, though he is best
known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of
the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other
stories and essays. His books have been
translated into over 50 languages and have
sold many millions of copies worldwide.