The Hobbit

The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a colony of dwarves, in search of dragon-guarded gold.

A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, unambitious hobbit. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug the Magnificent and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of the Five Armies are some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. But there are lighter moments as well, good fellowship, laughter and song. Bilbo has taken his place among the immortals of children ‘s fiction. The Hobbit is a complete and marvellous tale in itself, but it also forms a prelude to J. R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.