The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Name: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien · 1937 · book8.8129 ratings

<i>"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." </i>So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language. 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 high fantasy 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 an…