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A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings
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.
Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard’s band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage wolves, and other dangers. Bilbo quickly tires of the quest for adventure and longs for the security of his familiar home. But before he can return to his life of comfort, he must face the greatest threat of all - a treasure-trove dragon named Smaug.
In this fantasy classic, master storyteller J.R.R. Tolkein creates a bewitching world filled with delightful creatures and thrilling dangers.
About the Author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and 'The Lord of the Rings'. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth.
He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it.
While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.
He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Rating: 4.8/5
Reading age: 12 years and up
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (75th Anniversary edition)
Publishing Date: September 18, 2012
Edition Language: English
Genre: Teen & Young Adult Classic Literature, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Sword and Sorcery Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0547928246
ISBN-13: 978-0547928241
Pages: 320 (Hardcover)
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE FRSL (born on 3 January 1892 in Orange Free State, Modern-day South Africa), was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic. He was the author of classic high fantasy works like The Hobbit and 'The Lord of the Rings'. He was the creator of 'Middle-Earth.
He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of the informal literary discussion group known as the 'Inklings'. Tolkien was appointed a 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire' by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including 'The Silmarillion'. These three books form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages such as Tolkienian, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it.
While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of Tolkien's novels led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the 'father ' of modern fantasy literature- or, more precisely, of high fantasy.
He died on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81 at Bournemouth, England. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of 'The 50 greatest British Writers' since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning 'dead celebrity' in 2009.
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https://amzn.to/3MF6Kij
Rating: 4.8/5
Reading age: 12 years and up
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (75th Anniversary edition)
Publishing Date: September 18, 2012
Edition Language: English
Genre: Teen & Young Adult Classic Literature, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Sword and Sorcery Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0547928246
ISBN-13: 978-0547928241
Pages: 320 (Hardcover)
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