Hobbits are short people, though slightly shorter than dwarves. They love peace and quiet and are skilled at farming. They are a people who dislike machines but are proficient in making and using hand tools.

They are intelligent and very astute, but they dislike haste. They have keen hearing and sight, and most of them tend to be stout. They wear bright colors and rarely wear shoes. They love laughter, fun, and frequent meals (about six a day). They are also fond of drink and parties, as well as giving and receiving gifts. They live in a land they call 'the Shire,' a place between the Brandywine River and the Far Downs.

This story is one of the masterpieces about these cheerful creatures. It is a complete story in itself, yet it is full of wonders and marvels. It tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins, the well-traveled Hobbit who ventured to remote places beyond the mountains and forests, where he discovered (or as some say, stole) the one Ring of Power and brought it back to the Shire.

They tell stories set in the worlds of wizards, dwarves, and elves, declaring their loyalty to their master, who was nicknamed the Father of Fantasy. His books did not cease with his death; his son Christopher collected and organized his father's incomplete works to present the novels The Silmarillion and The Children of Húrin. He then gathered his father's old drafts and tales into a massive twelve-volume encyclopedia, the exquisitely beautiful and important The History of Middle-earth.

• Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
• Publisher: Dar Al-Sharq for Publishing and Distribution - Cairo
• Edition: 1
• Pages: 480
• Parts: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• Paper Type: White
• Printing: Monochrome
• ISBN: 9789776485758