The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
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“Hobbits are little people, smaller than dwarfs. They love peace and quiet and good tilled earth. They dislike machines, but they are handy with tools. They are nimble but don’t like to hurry. They have sharp ears and eyes. They are inclined to be fat. They wear bright colors but seldom wear shoes. They like to laugh and eat (six meals a day) and drink. They like parties and they like to give and receive presents. They inhabit a land they call the Shire, a place between the River Brandywine and the Far Downs.” Bilbo Baggins, the main character of The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, is a hobbit himself, and the combination of two ancient hobbit lines: the Baggins; a proper well-mannered family, and the Tooks; an adventurous, wild family with manners not nearly as perfect as the Baggins. One day, the wizard Gandalf brought thirteen dwarfs to Bilbo’s hobbit hole, and enlisted Bilbo as the burglar on their quest to slay the dragon Smaug. Will Bilbo’s newfound courage and ingenuity be enough to best a dragon?
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