TOLKIEN Facts ~ The HOBBIT ~ #1: One quote to rule them all ! “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” This opening sentence from The Hobbit became so well known and world-wide famous that in 1980 it was incorporated into the 15th edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (the longest-lived and most widely distributed collection of quotations ). ~ The Hobbit has been translated into at least 41 languages (by 2002) and the book itself has been published in over a hundred editions around the World. This first sentence is recognizable in many languages and has become even more famous than the first line of The Ring-verse from The Lord of the Rings . 👉 Please visit Facebook page The Tolkien Comp ass for PDF and JPEG file to share in social media. Always follow #TrueTolkien and stay curious ! #tolkienfact #tolkienfan #thetolkienist #tolkiengeek #tolkiennerd Watch The Tolkien Compass playlist