CHAPTER 1
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Bilbo is considered a noble hobbit. His father was a
conventional Baggins, but his mother was an eccentric
Took.
Bilbo prefers to live a quiet life.
Gandalf arrives at Bilbo’s home and asks if he would
like to go on an adventure.
Bilbo declines the invitation, but he invites Gandalf to
tea.
CHAPTER 1 (CONTINUED)
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The next day Gandalf and 13 dwarves come to Bilbo’s
house.
Gandalf has volunteered Bilbo’s services as a burglar
to the dwarves.
The dwarves don’t believe Bilbo will be of much use,
but Gandalf insists there is more to him than meets
the eye.
The discussion of the adventure begins.
CHAPTER 1 (CONTINUED)
Gandalf produces a map showing a secret
entrance into the mountain.
 Thorin possesses the key to this door.
 Inside the mountain is a great treasure
guarded by the dragon Smaug.
 The dwarves are going to reclaim their
mountain and the treasure.
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CHAPTER 2
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Bilbo wakes to find the dwarves gone.
Gandalf comes and sends him to the Green Dragon to
meet the dwarves.
The journey begins; by evening the party is tired and
hungry.
They see a light in the distance, and Bilbo is sent to
investigate.
It is a troll’s camp.
CHAPTER 2 (CONTINUED)
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Bilbo tries to pick one of the troll’s pocket and is
captured.
The dwarves come to see what happened to Bilbo,
and the trolls grab each of them.
The trolls argue until morning, and the sun turns them
into stone.
Gandalf reveals he was the one who kept the trolls
arguing.
The party explores the trolls’ cave and take weapons.
CHAPTER 3
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Gandalf tells the party they will be stopping at
Rivendell.
The party meets Elrond who interprets the runes on
the swords. The swords are great goblin-killers from
the great wars.
Elrond also reads the moon-letters on the map. The
message explains how to find the secret entrance into
the mountain.
CHAPTER 4
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The party approaches the Misty Mountains.
A storm causes them to seek shelter in a cave.
Bilbo wakes up to find the ponies being taken through
a crack in the wall.
Goblins capture everyone except Gandalf.
Bilbo and the dwarves are taken to the Great Goblin.
The goblins get angry when they see Thorin’s sword,
Orcrist.
The Great Goblin tries to eat Thorin.
CHAPTER 4 (CONTINUED)
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Suddenly all the torches go out, and sparks hit the
goblins.
The Great Goblin is killed by Gandalf.
Gandalf leads the party safely through the passages.
Bilbo falls off Dori, hits his head, and loses
consciousness.
CHAPTER 5
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Bilbo wakes up but can’t see anything in the darkness.
When he looks at his sword, it is glowing dimly.
He finds a ring and puts it in his pocket.
Bilbo draws his sword when he hears Gollum.
The two begin a riddle game. If Bilbo wins, Gollum will
show him the way out of the cave. If Gollum wins, he
gets to eat Bilbo.
Bilbo wins the game, but Gollum is angry.
Bilbo discovers the magic of the ring and follows
Gollum to freedom.
CHAPTER 6
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Since Bilbo is invisible, he escapes the goblins.
He finds Gandalf and the dwarves and describes his
adventure. He doesn’t, however, mention the ring.
The party is trapped in the trees by Wargs and goblins.
The Lord of the Eagles brings eagles, rescues the
party, and flies them to safety.
CHAPTER 7
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Gandalf informs the party he will stay long enough to
help them find ponies and food.
The party stays with Beorn and evades the attack
party of Wargs and goblins.
Beorn advises the party to take the northern pass
through Mirkwood and gives them ponies and food.
Beorn warns them to never stray from the path.
Once they reach the path, Gandalf leaves.
The party enters Mirkwood.
CHAPTER 8
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After a few days of traveling through Mirkwood, the
party comes to the stream Beorn warned them not to
touch.
They cross using a boat already there.
Bombur falls in the stream and falls asleep.
The party sees a light in the trees and leave the path.
They become separated in the dark.
Bilbo falls asleep against a tree.
When he wakes up, he finds his legs are tied, and a
huge spider is approaching.
CHAPTER 8 (CONTINUED)
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Bilbo frees himself using his sword and kills the
spider.
He names his sword Sting.
Bilbo searches for the dwarves and finds them
hanging from a tree surrounded by spiders.
He lures the spiders away from the dwarves using the
ring.
Bilbo goes back and frees the dwarves. The spiders
return and a fight begins.
CHAPTER 8 (CONTINUED)
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The spiders retreat, and the party finds themselves in
an elven clearing.
They discover Thorin is missing.
Wood-elves captured Thorin and took him to the
Elvenking. The Elvenking wants to know what Thorin
is doing in the forest, but Thorin refuses to tell him.
Thorin is thrown into the dungeon but is treated kindly
and is well-fed.
CHAPTER 9
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Wood-elves surround Bilbo and the rest of the
dwarves, but Bilbo is wearing the ring and remains
undetected.
The dwarves are blindfolded and taken to the
Elvenking.
They also refuse to tell him why they are in Mirkwood,
so they are thrown into the dungeon, too.
Bilbo remains invisible and wanders around gathering
information and talking to the elves.
Bilbo discovers Thorin is also a prisoner.
CHAPTER 9 (CONTINUED)
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Bilbo creates an escape plan for the dwarves.
He steals the keys to the cells and frees the dwarves.
The party uses the barrels to escape.
CHAPTER 10
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The barrels float down the river and out of Mirkwood.
They arrive at Lake-town (Esgaroth).
The party is wet and hungry.
Thorin goes into Esgaroth and proclaims that he is
King Under the Mountain and has returned to claim
his inheritance.
The people of the town treat him and the dwarves like
royalty.
The Master of Lake-town provides the party with
supplies for their trip to the Lonely Mountain.
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The land around Lonely Mountain has been burned by
Smaug.
Bilbo and some dwarves look over the main entrance,
but it is too dangerous.
The party goes in search of the secret door.
Bilbo locates a path leading to what they are sure is
the secret door. They can’t get it open.
Bilbo hears a thrush knocking a snail against a rock
and remember the riddle Elrond translated for them.
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The dwarves gather around the door, and they watch
the sun set. Thorin puts the key into the keyhole, and
the outline of the door appears.
The party pushes on the door, and it opens.
They look into the depths of the mountain.
CHAPTER 12
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Thorin sends Bilbo to explore the passage.
Bilbo puts on the ring and heads into Smaug’s lair.
He sees Smaug sleeping on a huge pile of treasure.
Bilbo steals a golden goblet and rushes back to the
dwarves.
Smaug wakes and realizes something is missing.
He flies around the mountain and sees the dwarves’
ponies; he eats them.
Bilbo and the dwarves cower inside the secret
passage.
CHAPTER 12 (CONTINUED)
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Bilbo returns to Smaug’s lair and believes the dragon is
sleeping.
Smaug is actually awake and waiting for Bilbo. He can’t
see Bilbo, but he can smell him.
Bilbo answers Smaug’s questions with riddles. He tricks
Smaug in to revealing his weak spot.
Bilbo rushes back to the dwarves and tells them what he
has learned.
A thrush listens to Bilbo’s tale.
They hear Smaug and shut the passage door.
The party is trapped inside the mountain.
CHAPTER 13
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Smaug decides to take his revenge out on the men of
Esgaroth.
Bilbo and the dwarves make their way into Smaug’s
lair.
The dwarves see the treasure and rush to get their
share.
Bilbo takes a few things including a mithril shirt.
Thorin searches for the Arkenstone, but Bilbo has
secretly taken that also.
CHAPTER 13 (CONTINUED)
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Thorin leads the party to the main gate of the
mountain.
Bilbo and the dwarves are very hungry, so they follow
the river to a cavern where they find supplies.
CHAPTER 14
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Smaug arrives at Lake-town and sets it on fire.
Bard, listening to the thrush, shoots an arrow into
Smaug’s weak spot, killing him.
Smaug dies but crashes down onto the town
destroying it.
The people of the town believe the dwarves to be
dead and look forward to getting the treasure to
rebuild their town.
The news of Smaug’s death reaches the Elvenking
and others.
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The Elvenking and an army of elves come to Laketown.
The elves decide to help the men rebuild Esgaroth.
The goblins and Beorn also hear of Smaug’s death.
CHAPTER 15
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The thrush flies back to the dwarves on the mountain.
They can’t understand him.
The thrush brings Roac, an ancient raven, to talk to
Bilbo and the dwarves.
Roac tells them Smaug is dead.
The raven also informs them about the armies that
are marching on the mountain.
Thorin won’t give up the treasure without a fight.
The party withdraws into the mountain and build a
wall to fortify it.
CHAPTER 15 (CONTINUED)
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Bard informs the dwarves that Smaug destroyed Laketown.
He asks for part of the treasure to help rebuild the
town.
Thorin refuses to give up any part of the treasure.
Bard declares the mountain besieged; nothing will go
in or out.
Bilbo is discouraged by these events.
CHAPTER 16
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Thorin continues to search for the Arkenstone.
Bilbo decides to try and resolve the matter himself.
He sneaks away using the ring and enters the camp of
the men and elves.
Bard and the Elvenking are suspicious until Bilbo gives
them the Arkenstone to use as a bargaining chip.
Bard and the Elvenking want Bilbo to stay, but he
chooses to return to the dwarves.
Bilbo sees Gandalf in the camp before he returns to
the mountain.
CHAPTER 17
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Bard goes to the mountain to talk to Thorin.
Thorin refuses to negotiate, so Bard reveals the
Arkenstone.
Thorin angrily turns on Bilbo, but he is stopped by
Gandalf.
Bilbo explains why he took the Arkenstone.
Thorin agrees to give the men part of the treasure in
order to regain the Arkenstone.
The new dwarf army comes and threatens the elves
and men.
CHAPTER 17 (CONTINUED)
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Just as the battle is to begin, an army of goblins and
Wargs arrive.
It becomes a battle of good versus evil.
The goblins and Wargs appear to be gaining ground.
Bilbo is knocked unconsciousness.
CHAPTER 18
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Bilbo wakes up but is alone on the mountain.
The man searching for Bilbo can’t find him since he is
still wearing the ring.
Bilbo takes off the ring, and he is taken to the camp.
Thorin asks Bilbo to forgive him.
Thorin, Fili, and Kili die because of the battle.
Gandalf describes how the eagles and Beorn came
and won the battle for the dwarves, elves, and men.
CHAPTER 19
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Dain becomes King under the Mountain, and Bard is
the new Master of Lake-town.
Bilbo and Gandalf begin the long journey home.
They spend the winter with Beorn, and they travel to
Rivendell in the spring.
Gandalf explains why he left the party at Mirkwood.
He and the council of wizards were driving the
Necromancer out of the forest.
When Bilbo returns home, he finds his belongings are
for sale; he is presumed to be dead.
CHAPTER 19 (CONTINUED)
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Bilbo recovers most of his possessions, but he isn’t
really accepted by the other hobbits.
He doesn’t really care since he now is friends with
dwarves, elves, and a wizard.
He is content in his home at Bag End.