「在地底的一個洞裡，住著一個哈比人。」這便是英語世界中最受人喜愛、最令人愉悅的故事之一的開篇。
J.R.R. 托爾金的《哈比人》以虛構的中土世界為背景，既是經典神話，也是現代童話，是文學史上最經久不衰、最受喜愛的小說之一。本版《哈比人》專為年輕讀者設計，封面由凱迪克獎獲獎插畫家彼得·西斯創作。
比爾博·巴金斯是一位哈比人，他過著舒適安逸的生活，很少離開自己的食物儲藏室或地窖。然而，有一天，巫師甘道夫和一群矮人來到他家門口，帶他去冒險，打破了他的安逸生活。他們密謀攻擊巨龍史矛革守護的寶藏，史矛革是一條巨大而危險的巨龍。
比爾博不情願地加入了他們的探險，但他不知道在前往孤山的旅途中，他會遇到一枚魔戒和一個名叫咕嚕的可怕生物。
"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language.
Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. This edition of The Hobbit has been specially formatted for young readers and features cover art by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Peter Sís.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.
Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.
