The Hobbit
core novel 1937 Middle-earth
Record
| First published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.30 (4,487,047 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 366 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345339683 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Middle-earth
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Middle-earth (standalone work): position 1 of 28: next The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
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