In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty dirty wet hole filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell nor yet a dry bare sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole and that means comfort. Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins the wizard Gandalf Gollum and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero a powerful and dangerous ring and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998) and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001). Unforgettable!
