About this book
The Hobbit (1937) is the book that started it all: Bilbo Baggins's reluctant journey with thirteen dwarves to reclaim a stolen mountain kingdom from the dragon Smaug. Written as a children's story, it only later grew into the foundation of the whole legendarium.
Key facts about The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, a book on our list. It has been out since 21 September 1937. The book has 300 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9782253183822 to find the main one.
J. R. R. Tolkien has 19 books on our list. 3 of them belong to a series, while 16 stand alone. All 19 are out now. Other books by J. R. R. Tolkien on file include The Battle of Maldon: Together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth (2023), The Fall of Númenor (2022), The Nature of Middle-earth (2021) and The Fall of Gondolin (2018).
After it came Farmer Giles of Ham in 1949. Since then, our list has added 18 more books by J. R. R. Tolkien.
J. R. R. Tolkien has 1 series on file, The Lord of the Rings. That series sits on our epic fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, The Bovadium Fragments is the latest published J. R. R. Tolkien book on file, from 2025.
About J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a British philologist and novelist whose The Lord of the Rings, published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955, effectively created the modern epic fantasy genre and remains one of the best-selling novels ever written. See every J. R. R. Tolkien book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9782253183822