figurines & knick knacks
the hobbit or there and back again
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 . br written for j.r.r. tolkiens 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 br
bilbo baggins a respectable well to do hobbit lives comfortably in his hobbit hole until the day the wandering wizard gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return .