The Hobbit

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0553471074 / ISBN 13: 9780553471076

Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio, 1988

About this Item

1988. Audiobook. Fine. Four cassette tapes. Four hours running time. This is a full cast audio and was broadcast on the BBC in 1988. Abridged.

Seller Inventory # 1091

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit
• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553471074
• ISBN 13: 9780553471076
• Binding: Audio Book (Cassette)
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Audio Tape
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

About this title

Synopsis

Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort of  cozy hole in the Shire, a place where adventures  are uncommon and rather unwanted. So when the  wizard Gandalf whisks him away on a treasure hunting  expedition with a troop of rowdy dwarves, he's not  entirely thrilled. Encountering ruthless trolls,  beastly orcs, gigantic spiders, and hungry wolves,  Bilbo discovers within himself astonishing strength  and courage. And at the ultimate confrontation  with the fearsome dragon Smaug, the hobbit will brave  the dangers of dark and dragon fire alone and  unaided. Brilliantly conceived to evoke Tolkien's  richly imagined Middle Earth, this production features  an original score written for Renaissance era  instruments outstanding ensemble acting by the best  performers available to the BBC and innovative sound  techniques designed to present a hobbit's eye view  of Bilbo's adventures. A fitting tribute to the  centenary of J.R Tolkien's birth. The Hobbit will  captivate longtime fans and the newly initiated  alike.

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of 81.


From the Paperback edition.