The hobbit, or, There and back again

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Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.) : ill., map.
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electronic resource
Edition: 1st Mariner Books ed.
Publisher: Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

General Note:	Film tie-in. "The text of this edition is based on the edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 1995." "Prelude to: The lord of the rings"--P. [1] of cover. Includes excerpt from: The fellowship of the ring.
Formatted Contents Note:	An unexpected party -- Roast mutton -- A 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 the bond -- A warm welcome -- On the doorstep -- Inside information -- Not at home -- Fire and water -- The gathering of the clouds -- A thief in the night -- The clouds burst -- The return journey -- The last stage.
Summary, etc.:	Based on a motion picture to be released in theaters Dec. 14, 2012, this is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in a hole in the ground and accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves on a quest to recover the gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug. At journey's end, after facing trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse, Bilbo discovers his destiny.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.