This is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire who embarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery. Along the way, Bilbo meets a variety of characters, including dwarves, elves, and a dragon
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Bilbo Baggins is the title character and protagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, a supporting character in The Lord of the Rings, and the fictional narrator of many of Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. The Hobbit is selected by the wizard Gandalf to help Thorin Oakenshield and his party of Dwarves reclaim their ancestral home and treasure, which has been seized by the dragon Smaug.