The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
by J. R. R. Tolkien
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“@crousselle You really still need to read the books, though. Start with the Hobbit, go through the trilogy, and then read The Silmarillion. You can start with the Silmarillion, but it may not work as well unless you've read the trilogy. | @josefdlange @siracusa @lexfri @notplayingcast Love the books, have read them twice. | It is a delightful and eminently readable book for all ages | It was an important book to me. | My kids and I have already read The Hobbit twice. | One of 70 mustread books.”
Source →“@crousselle You really still need to read the books, though. Start with the Hobbit, go through the trilogy, and then read The Silmarillion. You can start with the Silmarillion, but it may not work as well unless you've read the trilogy. | @josefdlange @siracusa @lexfri @notplayingcast Love the books, have read them twice. | It is a delightful and eminently readable book for all ages | It was an important book to me. | My kids and I have already read The Hobbit twice. | One of 70 mustread books.”
Source →“@crousselle You really still need to read the books, though. Start with the Hobbit, go through the trilogy, and then read The Silmarillion. You can start with the Silmarillion, but it may not work as well unless you've read the trilogy. | @josefdlange @siracusa @lexfri @notplayingcast Love the books, have read them twice. | It is a delightful and eminently readable book for all ages | It was an important book to me. | My kids and I have already read The Hobbit twice. | One of 70 mustread books.”
Source →“@crousselle You really still need to read the books, though. Start with the Hobbit, go through the trilogy, and then read The Silmarillion. You can start with the Silmarillion, but it may not work as well unless you've read the trilogy. | @josefdlange @siracusa @lexfri @notplayingcast Love the books, have read them twice. | It is a delightful and eminently readable book for all ages | It was an important book to me. | My kids and I have already read The Hobbit twice. | One of 70 mustread books.”
Source →Recommended by 6 notable people, including Paul Graham and Richard Branson
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Jrr Tolkien, Tolkien, and Ya Fantasy.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Ma...
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Jrr Tolkien, Tolkien, and Ya Fantasy.
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Founder of the Virgin Group
“@crousselle You really still need to read the books, though. Start with the Hobbit, go through the trilogy, and then read The Silmarillion. You can start with the Silmarillion, but it may not work as well unless you've read the trilogy. | @josefdlange @siracusa @lexfri @notplayingcast Love the books, have read them twice. | It is a delightful and eminently readable book for all ages | It was an important book to me. | My kids and I have already read The Hobbit twice. | One of 70 mustread books.”
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