Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel <br/><br/>
The Hobbit or There and Back Again  The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings  The Hobbit or There and Back Again 
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 
 - Revised Edition 
 - U.S.A.  Del Rey (Ballantine Books)  2020 
 - 305tr.  paperback, illustration  17 cm 
 - The Lord of the Rings .
<br/><br/> In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."" So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language—Tolkien's prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780345339683 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fantasy fiction, English<br/>Fantasy - juvenile literature -- Series
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.912  / T647-J65