List $29.95

Written by J.R.R. Tolkien - Audio book performed by full cast - Original Radio Show Dramatization - Fiction - 4 COMPACT DISCS - 4.5 hours

Publisher, HighBridge Audio (April 2002)

"…spirited productions…stirring music." --Washington Post

"…the best available." --b>Booklist

"This collection…is a masterpiece." --The Courier

This performance is the acclaimed American production broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR)---fully dramatized, complete with music and sound effects, and digitally remastered.

Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon. It's a tale of high adventure and astonishing courage--and a magical prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.