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    Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit
    Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit
    Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit
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    Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit

    Written by Joseph Pearce

    Narrated by Kevin O'Brien

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    About this audiobook

    Discover the Christian meaning in The Hobbit.

    In Bilbo's Journey, go beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discover the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit.

    Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey too.

    It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out of love for others, and abandonment to providence and grace.

    In Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Hobbit, you will relive the excitement of Tolkien's classic tale, while discovering the profound Christian meaning that makes The Hobbit a truly timeless adventure.

    An Author's Republic audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateOct 5, 2017
    ISBN9781505101317
    Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning in The Hobbit
    Author

    Joseph Pearce

    Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Shakespeare on Love, and the editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions series. His other books include literary biographies of Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

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