# The Hobbit

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- Book: [The Hobbit](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-r-r-tolkien/the-hobbit) ([The Hobbit.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-r-r-tolkien/the-hobbit.md))
- Authors: [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-r-r-tolkien)
- Publisher: bbc_digital_audio
- Medium: audio
- Length: 3 h 43 min
- Narrated by: Paul Daneman, Anthony Jackson, Francis de Wolff, John Pullen
- ISBN: 978-14-0562-942-3
- Published: 2007-11-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 3 h 43 min

## Description

Dwarves, elves, goblins, trolls, dragons and wizards - these are the ingredients of J. R. R. Tolkien's wonderful fantasy, the prelude to The Lord of The Rings , now the subject of a major feature film series. The hero of the tale is Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving unambitious hobbit who is suddenly thrust into what turns out to be the biggest adventure of his life. 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. Their journey contains many dangers, and in facing them the reluctant Bilbo's great resourcefulness and courage surprises everyone - not least himself! Since it was first broadcast in 1968, this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation has become a classic in its own right, perfectly evoking Tolkien's magical other world and its enchanting, fantastic inhabitants.