The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkin.
"Sorry! I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not today. Good morning! But please come to tea- any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Come tomorrow! Good bye!"
Chapter one: An Unexpected Party
In which the hero of the story Mr Bilbo Baggins entertains a large number of almost uninvited and certainly unexpected guests.
During the course of the most unusual and stressful party poor Bilbo finds himself and a company of dwarves swept up into one of Gandalf''s "Adventures" . A long and dangerous trek through wild lands followed (hopefully) by an attempt at the hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...
The Hobbit is the King of adventure stories perhaps superseded only by its sequel "The Lord of the Rings".
The Hobbit's twists, turns, circles loops and above all its straightforwardness lead the reader into the unique world of middle-earth. It is perhaps best read at bedtime to a small child a chapter at a time as it was read to me and my brothers. I hope you enjoy it as much as i did.
