Kate's Blog: The Hobbit

The Hobbit

a book (1937) written by J R R Tolkien.

The book is set in the imaginary world of Middle Earth.

In the book, hobbits are small, friendly creatures with big feet.

The main character, a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins, becomes involved in an adventure involving dragons, dwarves and wizards.

Many of the same characters appear again in the book The Lord of the Rings (1954–5).

The Hobbit is popular with both children and adults in many countries around the world.

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/the-hobbit

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4

Gandalf: You'll have a tale or two to tell when you come back.
Bilbo Baggins: You can promise that I will come back?
Gandalf: ...No. And if you do, you will not be the same.

Gandalf: You asked me to find the fourteenth member of this company and I have chosen Mr. Baggins.
Bilbo Baggins: Me? No! No No No!
Gandalf: Hobbits can pass unseen by most if they chose which gives us a distinct advantage.

Gandalf: Home is now behind you. The world is ahead.

Galadriel: Mithrandir, why the Halfling?
Gandalf: Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid and he gives me courage!

Bilbo Baggins: I have... I have never used a sword in my life.
Gandalf: And I hope you never have to. But if you do, remember this: true courage is about not knowing when to take a life, but when to spare one.

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