{"product_id":"9780547953830","title":"The Hobbit","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWritten for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001). Unforgettable! \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015128236272,"sku":"9780547953830","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547953830_p0.jpg?v=1763716910","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547953830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}