The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End żeby Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Although quite reluctant to take part in this quest, Bilbo surprises even himself żeby his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar! Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant success when published in 1937. Now, in 1997, this special new edition, illustrated żeby Alan Lee, commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of a great classic.