Authors: J. R. R. Tolkien, Rob Inglis
ISBN-13: 9780788789823, ISBN-10: 0788789821
Format: Compact Disc
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Date Published: July 2001
Edition: Unabridged, 10 CDs, 11 hrs.
It seems an unlikely formula for success: an Oxford professor of Anglo-Saxon, and a book that begins with a little man who lives in a hole in the ground. But The Hobbit, followed by The Lord of the Rings, created the modern genre of heroic fantasy and made J.R.R. Tolkien one of the most widely-read authors in the world.
The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio.
Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon. It's a tale of high adventure and astonishing courage-and a magical prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
A flawless masterpiece.