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The hobbit, or, There and back again / by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0618002219
- ISBN: 9780618002214
- ISBN: 9780618968633
- ISBN: 0618968636
- ISBN: 9780618002252
- ISBN: 0618002251
- ISBN: 9780547844978
- ISBN: 0547844972
- ISBN: 9781439527269
- ISBN: 1439527261
- ISBN: 9780395071229
- ISBN: 0395071224
- ISBN: 0739410741
- ISBN: 9780739410745
- Physical Description: 271, [4] pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., ©1996.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in 1937 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Unexpected party -- Roast mutton -- Short rest -- Over hill and under hill -- Riddles in the dark -- Out of the frying-pan into the fire -- Queer lodgings -- Flies and spiders -- Barrels out of bond -- Warm welcome -- On the doorstep -- Inside information -- Not at home -- Fire and water -- Gathering of the clouds -- Thief in the night -- Clouds burst -- Return journey -- Last stage |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 6.6 16.0 511. |
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| Subject: | Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Fiction. Fantasy. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Epic fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Fantasy fiction. Epic fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | J TOLKIEN | 39851001129064 | Children's Chapter Books | Copy hold | Checked out | 05/09/2024 |
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892â1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.