Hobbits are gentle, little people, who inhabit a land called The Shire. They live in holes is the ground — not nasty, dirty holes nor dry, bare, sandy holes, but clean, comfortable, homey hobbit-holes. They love to laugh and eat and drink and give parties and presents. They have sharp ears and eyes and, although they are nimble, they don't like to hurry. They are handy with tools but dislike machinery-and wearing shoes.
THE HOBBIT is a story of these delightful creatures complete in itself, yet full of portent. Here we follow the adventurous hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, as he discovers (some say stole) the One Ring of Power and returns it to The Shire.
And so this is the necessary introduction to the great chronicle of the War of the Rings which J.R.R. Tolkien completes in his immensely popular trilogy The Lord of the Rings.
THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED CANADIAN PAPERBOUND EDITION PUBLISHED ONLY BY METHUEN PUBLICATIONS.
"Professor Tolkien's finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls, in a spacious country of far-off and long ago..... This is a full-length tale of traditional magic beings.... The quest of the dragon's treasure-rightfully the dwarves' treasure-makes an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, and, working up to a devastating climax, war." -Observer
Format: 279 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1977 by Methuen Publications
ISBN: 9780458920303 (ISBN10: 0458920304)
ASIN: 0458920304
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Correct Description from Back Cover:
WHAT ARE HOBBITS?
Hobbits are gentle, little people, who inhabit a land called The Shire. They live in holes is the ground — not nasty, dirty holes nor dry, bare, sandy holes, but clean, comfortable, homey hobbit-holes. They love to laugh and eat and drink and give parties and presents. They have sharp ears and eyes and, although they are nimble, they don't like to hurry. They are handy with tools but dislike machinery-and wearing shoes.
THE HOBBIT is a story of these delightful creatures complete in itself, yet full of portent. Here we follow the adventurous hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, as he discovers (some say stole) the One Ring of Power and returns it to The Shire.
And so this is the necessary introduction to the great chronicle of the War of the Rings which J.R.R. Tolkien completes in his immensely popular trilogy The Lord of the Rings.
THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED CANADIAN PAPERBOUND EDITION PUBLISHED ONLY BY METHUEN PUBLICATIONS.
"Professor Tolkien's finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls, in a spacious country of far-off and long ago..... This is a full-length tale of traditional magic beings.... The quest of the dragon's treasure-rightfully the dwarves' treasure-makes an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, and, working up to a devastating climax, war." -Observer