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(4.27) | 7 / 2185 | Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. |
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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.  | |
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"Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!" Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day
To seek the pale enchanted gold. This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down. It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. Dragons may not have much real use for all their wealth, but they know it to an ounce as a rule, especially after long possession; and Smaug was no exception. There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell! "And why not? Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies just because you helped them come about. You don't really suppose do you that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck? Just for your sole benefit? You're a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I'm quite fond of you. But you are really just a little fellow, in a wide world after all." His crown shall be upholden,
His harp shall be restrung,
His halls shall echo golden
To songs of yore re-sung. "What do you mean?" he said. "Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?" A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. "What have I got in my pocket?" "I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!" "Who are these miserable persons?" "What has it got in its nasty, little pocketses?" | |
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J.R.R. Tolkien's complete work The Lord of the Rings consists of six Books, frequently bound in three Volumes, as follow: - Volume I: The Fellowship of the Ring, consisting of Book 1, "The Ring Sets Out" and Book 2, "The Ring Goes South";
- Volume II: The Two Towers, consisting of Book 3, "The Treason of Isengard," and Book 4, "The Ring Goes East"; and
- Volume III: The Return of the King, consisting of Book 5, "The War of the Ring," and Book 6, "The End of the Third Age," with Appendices.
This LT Work consists solely of The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again, a precursor to The Lord of the Rings; please do not combine it with that complete work, or with any part(s) thereof, each of which have LT Works pages of their own. Thank you. | |
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▾Book descriptions Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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[R.L. 6.6] The story of hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he travels across middle earth with a group of dwarfs and a wizard. He faces trolls and dragons. Meets elves and shape shifters. And hopes to acquire great treasure as his adventure continues. | |
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So I'm a thief now.
What I really should have took?
Comfortable shoes. The dwarves had a plan.
They didn't say anything
about hungry trolls.
(Carnophile) Nasty Bagginses
stole the Precious, yess, and we
hates them forever!
(ed.pendragon) A ring in a cave?
I’ll take it. I doubt that the
owner will miss it.
(Carnophile) Wizard at the door?
Twelve dwarves too? You'll be telling
me a dragon's next!
(ed.pendragon) In the quest of dwarves
Darkness reigns midst golden veins.
"You'll come," says Gandalf.
(one-horse.library) Don't go off the path,
but if you find you just must,
make an adventure.
(MissTeacher) An odyssey on
furry feet: no wine dark sea.
There and back again.
(TimSharrock) Found a magic ring.
Turns out it makes me vanish!
Wonder whose it is…
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