At the centre is the unsuspecting hero bilbo baggins, a homeloving, unambit. This theatrical audiobook of the hobbit is the result of thousands of hours. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. Bilbo baggins agrees to help his wizard friend gandalf aid a group of dwarves seeking their lost treasure.
The book is not a novel in the tradition of the great realistic novels of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I try and update this site when i get the time which is rarely these days. The hero of the tale is bilbo baggins, a homeloving unambitious hobbit who is suddenly thrust into what turns out to be the biggest adventure of his life. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat.
Like every other hobbit, bilbo baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The hobbit is a story about little bilbo baggins and his notsolittle adventure.
The hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragonguarded gold. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Mar 28, 2009 download jrr tolkien the hobbit audiobook torrent or any other torrent from audio books category. Theres a reason tolkien begins both novels by getting his hobbit. Watch the hobbit be both a very ordinary person and a very heroic one at the same time. Tolkien 18921973 is the creator of middleearth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is bilbo baggins, a comfortloving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Aug 11, 2019 the hobbit, or there and back again, better known as the hobbit, is the first of j. This has the title of the book printed in silver on the cover. Bilbo baggins is a hobbit, a small, beardless creature with hairy feet who is quite sociable and loves the comforts of home. Download jrr tolkien the hobbit audiobook torrent or any other torrent from audio books category.
I actually read the book after seeing the first two hobbit movies. The lord of the rings and the hobbit audiobook collection. Lord of the rings, silmarillion, hobbit, book of lost tales, unfinished tales in 8 vols easton press by j. Created in the tradition of a fairy tale, with authors effort to integrate two interests, stories for his three sons and a mythology of england, the book has had a corner in hearts of many readers since it was first published in september, 1937. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. Tolkien the hobbit news, headlines and opinion from a christian perspective. Inspired by the hobbit and begun in 1937, the lord of the rings is a trilogy that j. Robert inglis born in 1933 is an actor, writer, journalist, critic and producer who has primarily worked in australia and england. The hobbit is a far easier read than lotr and a child can make short work of it, but it is by no means exclusively a childrens book. I came across this impressive fan produced audiobook of the hobbit. Rob inglis expertly bridges the gap between the whimsical, childlike aspects of tolkien s fantasy classic and the hints of darker things to come later in the lord of the rings.
Aug 29, 20 seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as j. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Tolkien created to provide the necessary background of history for. Tolkien s famous saga, the prelude to the lord of the rings, has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure.
It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. The hobbit was so successful in 1937 that tolkien was asked to write a sequel and so was born the lord of the rings. Bilbo baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further. Tolkien s imaginative prowess, this a beautiful, otherworldly tale that cements the authors status as one of the premier storytellers of the twentieth century. The hobbit seems to be about much more than its surface narrative, but tolkien was adamant that it was not an allegory and said he much preferred history, whether real or invented, to allegory. His mother was a member of the took family, who are considered a little irregular because they were rumored to have intermarried with a fairy and because they love adventure. I do believe this helped make the book spring to life so vibrantly for me. Shipping may be from our sydney, nsw warehouse or from our uk or us warehouse, depending on stock availability. Tolkien s classic features cover art, illustrations, and watercolor paintings by the. Listen to a great but shortened the hobbit audiobook by j. In a moment of weakness nothing to see herei decided to catalogue my old tolkien collection, and i made this website to keep track of everything. I hope other tolkien fans might find it interesting.
He is the narrator of the unabridged audiobook editions of j. This is not a christian story though there is certainly the theme of good vs. Having not seen the first installment of peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy, i am required to withhold judgment. A new paperback edition of jrr tolkien s fantasy masterpiece, the hobbit the hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragonguarde. I am a real tolkien fan, and i think robert inglis did a great job reading this book and the other books by tolkien that he has done. Like it does not do to leave a live dragon out of your. Nov 01, 2012 the hobbit was so successful in 1937 that tolkien was asked to write a sequel and so was born the lord of the rings. Later impressions like this one and this one have a coloured block printed behind the text. Sep, 2019 read the latest tolkien the hobbit trending articles and blogs on the intersection of life and faith. The hobbit book the hobbit is considered to be one of the best books written by j. See more ideas about new zealand, middle earth and the hobbit. The hobbit, free the hobbit, free pdf download the hobbit, free audiobook the hobbit, free epub download the hobbit, online the hobbit book synopsis a great modern classic and the prelude to the lord of the rings.
Guided by gandalf the wizard, bilbo and a company of dwarves set out to destroy smaug the magnificent, a ferocious dragon who guards a treasure hoard. The hobbit is the unforgettable story of bilbo baggins and acts as a prequel to the mythical lord of the rings fantasy series. But it is great, and those who love tolkien will get great pleasure in this rendition of the book. Tolkien, rob inglis for free with a 30 day free trial. The hobbit roverandom tales from the perilous realm by j. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, bilbo baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of fiction. Fan hobbit audiobook featuring howard shores score tolkien. Other readers might have brought more drama to the reading, sure, so i would not call his reading outstanding. Jan 03, 20 the tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j. The lord of the rings and the hobbit audiobook collection 08. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, book 1 the fall of. See more ideas about the hobbit, jrr tolkien and middle earth.
Though content to enjoy his cozy life, cheerful hobbit mr. In any case, i plan, like many a fan, to reread tolkiens fairy tale. Whats fun about it is the ties to the films the video thumbnails, the. Hobbits are not quite as stocky as the similarlysized dwarves, but still tend to be stout, with slightly pointed ears. Tolkien does not describe hobbits ears in the hobbit or the lord of the rings, but in a 1938 letter to his american publisher, he described them as having ears only slightly pointed and elvish.
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