The hobbit, or, There and back again
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The hobbit, or, There and back again
AUTHOR:
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
ISBN:
9780547844978
EDITION:
1st Mariner Books ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012
PHYSICAL_DESC:
300 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
"The text of this edition is based on the edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1995."
CONTENTS:
An unexpected party --Roast mutton --A short rest --Over hill and under hill --Riddles in the dark --Out of the frying-pan into the fire --Queer lodgings --Flies and spiders --Barrels out of the bond --A warm welcome --On the doorstep --Inside information --Not at home --Fire and water --The gathering of the clouds --A thief in the night --The clouds burst --The return journey --The last stage
ABSTRACT:
Based on a motion picture to be released in theaters Dec. 14, 2012, this is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in a hole in the ground and accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves on a quest to recover the gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug. At journey's end, after facing trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse, Bilbo discovers his destiny.
SUBJECT:
| Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Wizards -- Fiction |
| Dwarfs -- Fiction |
| Dragons -- Fiction |
| Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Fiction |
| Fantasy fiction |
BIBSUMMARY:
Based on a motion picture to be released in theaters Dec. 14, 2012, this is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in a hole in the ground and accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves on a quest to recover the gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug. At journey's end, after facing trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse, Bilbo discovers his destiny.