A humble hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is swept into an adventure with Gandalf and thirteen dwarves to reclaim a stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug. Facing trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and Gollum—who owns a powerful, mysterious ring—Bilbo grows from a cautious homebody into a clever and brave hero. Set in Tolkien’s rich Middle-earth, The Hobbit tells a tale of courage, friendship, and the unexpected strength found in even the smallest person.
Date: 1937 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~310 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~141.850.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Children's Books, Fantasy & Science Fiction
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"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world" — J.R.R. Tolkien (via Thorin Oakenshield in the novel)
"Freshly original and delightfully imaginative" — The New York Times (1938)
"Prediction is dangerous: but The Hobbit may well prove a classic" — C.S. Lewis, influential British writer (1937)
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