The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
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See Also
- The Silmarillion (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
- J. R. R. Tolkien (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
- J. R. R. Tolkien (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition)
- J. R. R. Tolkien (Dictionary of World Biography: The 20th Century)
- The Lord of the Rings (Magill Book Reviews)
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Masterplots, Fourth Edition)
- The Two Towers (Masterplots, Fourth Edition)
- The Return of the King (Masterplots, Fourth Edition)
- The Lord of the Rings (Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
- The Silmarillion (Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
- J. R. R. Tolkien (Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition)
- The Two Towers (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
- The Fellowship of the Ring (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
- The Return of the King (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
- The Lord of the Rings (The Sixties in America)
At a glance:
- Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: The Third Age
- Setting: Middle-earth, an imaginary land
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Novel
- Subjects: Values, Self-discovery, Traveling or travelers, Voyages, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Mythical animals, Nature, Escapes, Friendship, Human race, War, Good and evil, Fantasy, Imagination, Mysteries, Ethics, Adventure, Heroes or heroism, Dragons, Dwarfs, Treasure, Quest, Elves, Lifesaving, Nobility, Rescue, Rings
- Locales: Middle-earth (mythic)
The Plot
Although J. R. R. Tolkien drew extensively from northern European myths in developing various inhabitants of his imaginary world, Middle-earth, The Hobbit (subtitled Or, There and Back Again) focuses on a new race of beings he created. His hobbit hero Bilbo Baggins likes the snug comforts of home with no adventures to interrupt his ordinary life. The wizard Gandalf draws Bilbo out of this sheltered and complacent life by sending him on an adventure—a quest with the dwarf Thorin and his twelve companions to recover the treasure that the dragon Smaug...
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