When Gandalf, the wizard, and a group of dwarves snatch him from his pleasant, unambitious life in his cozy underground home, Bilbo, the hobbit, finds himself in the middle of a real adventure: he must help as a "burglary expert" in recovering the treasure, from which Smaug, the great and dangerous dragon once deprived the King of Hegymély. Although he doesn't want the unpleasant task at all, Bilbó himself is always surprised by his skill and ingenuity! During the adventures, the ring with mysterious magical power appears here, which will play a prominent role in Tolkien's world later...
J. R. R. Tolkien wrote this fairy tale for his own children, but when it was published in 1937, it was an immediate success. Later, the monumental sequel was born, and since then "the world is divided into two parts: those who have already read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and those who will read them next." (Sunday Times)