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The Hobbit

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Martin Shaw
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Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he casught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

Whisked from his comfortable hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

©1937, 1951, 1966, 1978 George Allen and Unwin (Publishers) Ltd. (P)1993 HarperCollins UK

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Brilliant narrative of the hobbit.

Brought the story to life. Enjoyed every moment of the narration. Pleased to have listened to this story.

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very enjoyable

great narration. very enjoyable takes you right into middle earth. I will keep listening ty

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Excellent!

I already knew the story and wasn't going to buy the book until I saw that it was narrated by Martin Shaw. His performance is amazing. I always wanted to hear just a little bit more. This one is definitely a keeper.

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Perfect, but too short

Nobody told me, that this is an ABRIDGED version. Martin Shaw is an amazing narrator and I've enjoyed every second of this audiobook, but... at some point I noticed, that the stream of events is going too fast. Then I realized, that some parts of the book are simply cut from this version of the story. The full-scale audiobook should be 11h+, but this is twice as short. I was very disappointed in the end.

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Best reading yet

Though seemingly somewhat shorter than others, and missing sme of the Tolkien wit from those versions, this is an excellent version of the hobbit and should appeal to any Tolkien fan no matter what the age.

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this fictional book is very exciting

the narrator was great at all those voices
especially Gollum the trolls and the wizard

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Book good but Performance not amazing

I loved the book but the performance was not that good I expected more since the book is so good.

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Loved it!

Loved the book! Loved the Narrator! Enjoyed every moment of listening to this great book!

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meh

The narrator left much to be desired! I could barely understand him when he did the troll voices. but it's the Hobbit. And I am a huge fan.

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Great!

This book was great! It was a very exciting read, and I loved it. :)

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