The Hobbit

:For other uses, see Hobbit (disambiguation).

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The Hobbit is a fantasy novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien originally as a children's story in the tradition of the fairy tale. It was first published on September 21, 1937, and is now seen as a prelude to Tolkien's more monumental work The Lord of the Rings (published in 1954 and 1955.)

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Fantasy - Novel - J.R.R. Tolkien - Children's story - Fairy tale - September 21 - 1937 - The Lord of the Rings - 1954 - 1955

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The story, subtitled "There and Back Again", follows the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he travels across the lands of Middle-earth with a band of Dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf on a quest to restore a dwarven kingdom and a great treasure stolen by the dragon, Smaug.

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Hobbit - Bilbo Baggins - Middle-earth - Dwarves - Wizard - Gandalf - Dragon - Smaug

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