The Hobbit – Chapter XVII – The Clouds Burst
Here we have the Battle of Five Armies. If you're keeping track, it's the dwarves, the men, the elves, the...
Dwarves
The Hobbit – Chapter XVI – A Thief In The Night
A Thief In The Night is a short, but crucial, chapter. The action is really straightforward. Bilbo, you may remember...
The Hobbit – Chapter XV – The Gathering Of The Clouds
We're back to the story with this chapter, so that's a relief. We're back with Bilbo and the dwarves. This...
The Hobbit – Chapter XIII – Not At Home
The title of this chapter pretty much covers it. Smaug is not at home. This is a lucky break for...
The Hobbit – Chapter XII – Inside Information
We had to get through eleven chapters and almost two-hundred pages, but we finally get to meet the dragon, Smaug. ...
The Hobbit – Chapter IX – Barrels Out Of Bond
Way back in my first entry in this series, I commented that I like the fact that Tolkien apparently doesn't...
The Hobbit – Chapter VIII – Flies and Spiders
From the very first time I read The Hobbit, Flies and Spiders has fascinated me. It's hard for me to...
The Hobbit – Chapter VII – Queer Lodgings
The title of this chapter betrays the age of The Hobbit (First published in 1937). People just don't use the...
The Hobbit – Chapter VI – Out Of The Frying-Pan Into The Fire
Chapter VI has always felt to me like the end of the beginning. Up until now, Tolkien has been setting...
The Hobbit – Chapter IV – Over Hill and Under Hill
This is another short chapter, but it has a lot of action in it. It starts with the thirteen dwarves,...
