Probably the most famous children-s book of modern times - regularly topping polls for -favourite book- and now available in a Large Type format to complement The Lord of The Rings Large Type trilogy.Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo-s life is never to be the same again.The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and more than 60 years later Tolkien-s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.
