The Hobbit

· HarperCollins · Narrated by Martin Shaw
4.7
39 reviews
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5 hr 57 min
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Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure.

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he casught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug’s left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

Whisked from his comfortable hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves. Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...

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4.7
39 reviews
Mark Harshaw (ecomarcus)
June 21, 2020
I cant see me paying for this or any audio books here. They are just so expensive compared to buying the book new in a shop like asda or tesco...
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Crafty Gooner
March 14, 2020
Martin Shaw has a fantastic voice and you can tell he's putting a lot of effort into the various performances. I loved this audiobook as a child and it's still brilliant to this day!
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Marie Williams
April 4, 2018
Wow a amazing
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About the author

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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