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The Hobbit (BBC) - Lord of the Rings Prequel - Audio Book NEW CD Talking Book
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Brand New Audiobook
The Hobbit (BBC Radio Presents) by J R R Tolkien in CD Format. a full-cast performance of the fantasy classic!
In elegant Collectors
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The Hobbit (BBC Radio Presents)
by J R R Tolkien
Brand New (still shrink wrapped): .
4 hours 5CDs
The Hobbit is a novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the tradition of the fairy tale. It was first published on September 21, 1937. While it also stands in its own right, it is often seen as a prelude to Tolkien's monumental fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings (published in 1954 and 1955).
Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort who lives in a cozy hole in the
Shire, a place where adventures are uncommon--and rather unwanted. So when the
wizard of 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.
J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless and beloved tale is presented in a stunning
dramatization that resounds with all the excitement of a theater
performance--and all the charm of a vintage radio show. Originally conceived
for BBC broadcast and produced by the world's foremost creators of radio
entertainment, this lavish production melds a full cast with stirring music and
sound effects to bring this magnificent classic to life.
About the Author J. R. R. Tolkien :
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon language at Oxford from 1925 to 1945, and of English language and literature, also at Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was a strongly committed Roman Catholic. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, with whom he shared membership in the literary discussion group the Inklings.
In addition to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's published fiction includes The Silmarillion and other posthumously published books about what he called a legendarium, a connected body of tales, fictional histories, invented languages, and other literary essays about an imagined world called Arda, and Middle-earth (from middangeard, the lands inhabitable by Men) in particular, loosely identified as an 'alternative' remote past of our own world. Most of these works were compiled from Tolkien's notes by his son Christopher Tolkien. The enduring popularity and influence of Tolkien's works have established him as the "father of modern fantasy
literature". Tolkien's other published fiction includes adaptations of stories originally told to his children and not directly related to the legendarium.(from
Wikipedia)
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