The Hobbit
Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Category: Fantasy Published: September 21, 1937 Language: English File Size: 2.8 MB Tags: Adventure | Children's literature | Classics | Epic | Fantasy | Fiction | magic | novel | Science fiction |Theme:
The Hobbit by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, explores the theme of bravery.
Summary:
A well mannered Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, embarks upon a journey to take back a kingdom, and a very important jewel ,with twelve dwarves, and a wizard named Gandalf the Grey. Halfway throughout the journey, Bilbo embarks upon a magic golden ring, which he stole, or earned from Gollum.
Famous Quotes:
“Curse the Baggins! It’s gone! What has it got in its pocketses? Oh we guess, we guess, my precious. He’s found it, yes he must have.”
“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?”
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.”
“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.”
“Where there’s life there’s hope.”
“Never laugh at live dragons…”
“Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!”
“We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can’t think what anybody sees in them.”
“Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business.”
“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!”
″‘The Eagles! The Eagles!’ he shouted. ‘The Eagles are coming!‘”
″‘I will give you a name,’ he said to it, ‘and I shall call you Sting.‘”
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