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Bilbo Baggins

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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Bilbo Baggins Information
2,255 words, approx. 8 pages
Bilbo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is the central character in the author's first novel, The Hobbit, and a minor character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. He is the first Ring-bearer in the history of...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
The Secret Life of Bilbo Baggins
11/06/1988: 1,173 words, approx. 4 pages
THE ANNOTATED HOBBIT Introduction and notes by Douglas A. Anderson Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin. 335 pp. $24.95 J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S The Hobbit is 50 this year-51 in England-and in celebration we now have The Annotated Hobbit. It's surprising that Bilbo Baggins' story should...
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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
THE LADY OF THE RINGS. . . But the elderly artist who drew Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf isn't making a bean from the Tolkien craze.
12/08/2002: 1,451 words, approx. 5 pages
Byline: CHARLOTTE CORY Every morning, Pauline Baynes gets up to feed her two dogs before sitting at her front window to draw, as she has for the past 50 years, at her tiny rundown cottage near Farnham in Surrey. The carpet is...
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Reuters North American News Service
Peter Jackson, studios agree to make Hobbit films
12/18/2007: 371 words, approx. 1 pages
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After months of bitter legal wrangling, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien. In a statement Tuesday, the companies said Jackson, the director...
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Reuters North American News Service
Peter Jackson to produce two Hobbit films
12/19/2007: 590 words, approx. 2 pages
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The makers of the smash hit "Lord of the Rings" films said Tuesday they settled a legal dispute and agreed to make two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," but most likely without Peter Jackson directing. Oscar winner Jackson,...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 96%
Bilbo: The Hero of "The Hobbit"
1,240 words, approx. 4 pages
Throughout J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," Bilbo is clearly an heroic figure. He does this through his self-sacrifice for the dwarves while still maintaining his self-identity.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Bilbo Baggins
1,047 words, approx. 4 pages
Discusses the J.R.R. Tolken novel, the Hobbit. Explores the character of Bilbo Baggins. Describes how he becomes an unexpected hero.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Bilbo Baggins
660 words, approx. 2 pages
Provides detail description of character Bilbo Baggins from Tolkien's The Hobbit. Describes how Bilbo evolves from a cautious homebody at the beginning of the novel, to a brave and confident hero at the end.


 

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