{"product_id":"the-hobbit","title":"The Hobbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e begins in the comfort of Bag End, where Bilbo Baggins, a respectable hobbit with little appetite for adventure, finds his quiet life interrupted by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves. Drawn into a quest to reclaim the treasure and homeland guarded by the dragon Smaug, Bilbo journeys beyond the familiar green hills of the Shire into a world of trolls, goblins, elves and ancient dangers. Along the way, a seemingly unremarkable hobbit discovers reserves of courage and ingenuity that neither he nor his companions had anticipated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining the intimacy of a fireside tale with the grandeur of Northern European mythology, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both a delightful adventure and the foundation of Tolkien’s imagined world of Middle-earth. Its riddles, songs and richly imagined landscapes are balanced by quieter reflections on home, friendship, greed and the unexpected nature of heroism. Originally written for younger readers, the novel has become a beloved classic of fantasy literature, introducing generations of readers to the world that Tolkien would later expand in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— J. R. R. Tolkien, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Hobbit may well prove a classic.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— C. S. Lewis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64150902210890,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/fr\/products\/the-hobbit","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}