01809cam a2200349 i 4500 626180850 TxAuBib 20171212120000.0 970912t19971937||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780395873465 0395873460 TXAAL eng rda TXAAL TxAuBib rda Tolkien, J. R. R, 1892-1973, (John Ronald Reuel.) Hobbit. The hobbit, or, There and back again / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; illustrated by Alan Lee. There and back again. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997. ©1937. 288 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: London : G. Allen & Unwin, 1937. With new ill. Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Although quite reluctant to take part in this quest, Bilbo surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar! Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant success when published in 1937. Now, in 1997, this special new edition, illustrated by Alan Lee, commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of a great classic. 1000L Lexile. 20171212. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Fiction. Lee, Alan, illustrator. TXAAL