Bibliograph

The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien

Type

Label

The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien

Language

eng

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Form of composition

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Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The Hobbit

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

J. R. R. Tolkien

Series statement

Lord of the Rings ;

Summary

This brand-new unabridged audio book of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved The Hobbit will be coming to listeners everywhere this September, read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day, to whisk him away on a journey there and back again. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon The prelude to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

Contributor

Creator