The Hobbit

The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in Hobbiton. He enjoys a peaceful and pastoral life but his life is interrupted by a surprise visit by the wizard Gandalf. Before Bilbo isreally able to improve upon the situation, Gandalf has invited himself to tea and when he arrives, he comes with a company of dwarves led by Thorin. They are embarking on a journey to recover losttreasure that is guarded by the dragonSmaug, at the Lonely Mountain. Gandalf has decided, much to Bilbo's chagrin, that the hobbit will make an excellent addition to the team and Bilbo is going to playthe role of a burglar. As they start on their way, Bilbo has serious misgivings.
On the journey, Bilbo and the dwarves encounter all sorts of villains and obstacles. They have not traveled very farwhen they stumble upon a group of trolls. A combination of Gandalf's wizardry and Bilbo's burglary land the group out of harm's way. They are able to replenish their supplies with the food that theyfind in the trolls' lodging place and they soon move on, pensive and fearful.
And after these difficulties, there is trouble with giant spiders and with elves before the group actually arrives atSmaug's mountain. In these travels though, Bilbo has outwitted a creature called Gollum, and gained a ring that makes him invisible. This is certainly helpful in battling the Giant Spiders and getting thedwarves out of the Elvenking's prison. But the ring is especially needed when the group arrives at Smaug's mountain. They got the treasure with successful , after all kinds of missions
It is summerand Bilbo is disappointed to learn that he is legally dead. Greedy cousins, the Sackville-Bagginses are auctioning his property because he is "Presumed Dead." They are more than a little displeased athis arrival and it takes several years for Bilbo to sort out the legalisms. In fact, Bilbo had to buy back a good deal of his own furniture‹his reputation, for better or worse, was harder to...