The Hobbit
The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings
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About The Hobbit
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.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 8.0 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking fantasy, j.r.r. tolkien middle-earth books
Why readers are finding The Hobbit
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1940, is a 315-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien Middle-earth Books.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-0-345-33968-3
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 315
