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.
Content descriptions
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. |
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