AnewB-formatpaperbackeditioncommemorating75yearssincetheoriginalpublicationofTheHobbit.BilboBagginsenjoysaquietandcontentedlife,withnodesiretotravelfarfromthecomfortsofhome;thenonedaythewizardGandalfandabandofdwarvesarriveunexpectedlyandenlisthisservices--asaburglar--onadangerousexpeditiontoraidthetreasure-hoardofSmaugthedragon.Bilbo'slifeisnevertobethesameagain.TheHobbitbecameaninstantsuccesswhenitwasfirstpublishedin1937,and75yearslaterTolkien'sepictaleofelves,dwarves,trolls,goblins,myth,magicandadventure,withitsreluctantheroBilboBaggins,haslostnoneofitsappeal.