Bibliographical specifications

Titel: The Hobbit

Subtitel: There and back again

Schrijver: J. R. R. Tolkien

Uitgever: Allen & Unwin, Londen

Jaar van eerste uitgave: 1937


Summary of the story.

The book is about Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who lives in his hobbit-hole. He loves comfort, that is why he has a very comforting hole; nice and cosy. One day his friend Gandalf the wizard visits him in his garden. He makes an appointment for the next day at tea-time to talk with him. But the next day at tea-time Gandalf brings 12 dwarfs to his house. He of course does not like it, because he now has to serve tea for thirteen people. When the hobbit has served the dwarfs lunch (with much food, because dwarfs eat much), Gandalf explains why he brought so many dwarfs. The dwarfs want to recover an old treasure which belongs to one of the dwarfs: Thorin Oakenshield. They know it will be a dangerous trip to the treasure because it is guarded by Smaug, a large and dangerous dragon. When Bilbo asks why he has to travel with them (which the dwarfs also do not know, because a hobbit is very small and of no use to them) Gandalf answers that he is just perfect and that it will become clear to him and the dwarfs during the adventure. So that is why Bilbo has to leave his nice hole and the place where he was born and bred, to find a treasure guarded by a dragon. The first adventure on their road is with goblins. Because it storms, the group (with Grandal) decides to seek shelter in an nearby cave. And when they are all sleeping, Bilbo has a dream, in which he sees they are being attacked by goblins during their sleep. He wakes up and sees his dream had become the truth. When they killed some goblins, they flee in the cave to avoid the goblins. In this cave, Bilbo finds a ring which can make him invisible (so which can save your life). But Gollem the owner of the ring tries to eat Bilbo. Bilbo runs away and falls down, but the ring slippes on his finger and Gollem doesn’t see him. At the end all the dwarfs make it and the group travels further. They visit several friends and have some other adventures. After that Gandalf must leave to do some work somewhere else. Then they reach their last point before going to the Dragon, it is a village in the middle of a lake (as a protection for the dragon). From here they...








Nog geen opmerkingen of toevoegingen op dit document geplaatst.
Wil jij een bericht plaatsen dan kan dat door op "post message" te klikken.