The Hobbit

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children's novel fantasy novel novel

The Hobbit is a classic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien that follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins as he is swept into an adventure involving dwarves, dragons, and a quest for treasure in Middle-earth.

Aliases (1)

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	children's novel → fantasy novel → novel →
author	J. R. R. Tolkien →
awarded	New York Herald Tribune prize for best juvenile fiction →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
featuresEvent	Battle of the Five Armies → Quest to reclaim Erebor → Riddle game with Gollum →
featuresLocation	Lonely Mountain → Mirkwood → Rivendell → The Shire →
featuresRace	Dragons → Dwarves → Elves → Hobbits →
firstEditionPrintRun	1500 copies →
followedBy	The Fellowship of the Ring →
genre	adventure fiction → high fantasy →
hasAdaptation	The Hobbit (1968 radio drama) → The Hobbit (1968 stage adaptation) → The Hobbit (1977 animated film) → The Hobbit (1982 video game) → The Hobbit (2003 video game) → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug →
hasTheme	courage and personal growth → greed and its consequences → hero's journey → home and belonging →
illustrator	J. R. R. Tolkien →
influencedWork	The Lord of the Rings →
intendedAudience	children →
mainCharacter	Bilbo Baggins → Gandalf → Gollum → Smaug → Thorin Oakenshield →
narrativePerspective	third-person narration →
notableCharacter	Bard the Bowman → Beorn → Thranduil →
originalLanguage	English →
partOfSeries	Middle-earth legendarium →
precededBy	none →
publicationDate	1937-09-21 →
publisher	George Allen & Unwin →
setIn	Middle-earth →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bilbo Baggins → Gandalf → Gollum → Middle-earth → Smaug → Thorin Oakenshield →	appearsIn
Middle-earth film series → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ("The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien") →	basedOn
Gollum → Smaug →	firstAppearance
J. R. R. Tolkien →	notableWork
George Allen & Unwin →	notableWorkPublished