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The Hobbit

Or There And Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit, Or, There And Back Again

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Book Summary

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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6 weeks on NPR Paperback Fiction Bestseller List

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