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The Hobbit

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Rob Inglis
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Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End.

But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…

The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

©1954, 1966 The Tolkien Estate Limited (P)1991 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Fantasy Fiction Funny Feel-Good Scary

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Although the books were good,I think that the presentation of the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings(all parts), could easily have been done in one part instead of two,(which everybody knows is a money making ploy.)By this I I mean that each book could have been in one part per book..Although this is the grievance I wished to make ,I think that all the books are BRILLIANT.

The Hobbit parts 1 & 2

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Excellent performance, enjoyed it all except the singibg which I had to fast forward through, it was quite grating on the ears. Would recomnend this book and perfornance regardless.

Loved it

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fantastically read by Rob Inglis, he breaths life in to JRR's characters by voice and in song and sucks you right in to the book. Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book.

brilliant!

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Rob Inglis read this so well and his voice was perfect for singing the songs.

Amazing!!

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I have read the book several times and throughly enjoyed listening to one of my favourite stories. Listening to this is like visiting an old friend.

Time well spent!

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The classic tale of the Hobbit was completely brought to life through the voice actors performance. Music and songs were added as expected and made for a great way to experience sometimes very long passages of songs. Was really able to re-live the magic of Tolkien in this audio book format. Very impressed

Brilliant classic brought to life

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Magnificent. I like Reading, Watching and Listening to the Hobbit. I can remember when I was a Teenager, I bought the Hobbit, it took me a long time to read it, but I was glad when I reached the end. J.R.R. Tolkien was the first Fantasy book I ever read and I never looked back. I have read other Fantasy books since, but I always go back to the Hobbit and still cry with Happiness.

There back again.

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My dad read me this book as a child, and being able to listen again to this fantastic tale brought back my very fond memories. The films weren't quite the same as this original story, but I couldn't help but imagine Martin Freeman as Bilbo and his dwarf friends as the tale went on.

Wonderful recollection of a childhood past

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The narrator has a great performative voice for reading and singing. Easy to listen to, definitely worth buying!

Great story and well narrated!

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narrator was splendid. enjoyed every bit of it.
different voices for different characters. amazing and enjoyable

brilliant

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