Whats the deal with Bilbo being some kind of burglar? Burglar wants a good job, plenty of Excitement and reasonable Reward, that’s how it is usually read You can say Expert Treasure-hunter instead of Burglar if you like Some of them do It’s all the same to us As for your side-question, The Hobbit was written at a time when Tolkien's ideas about Middle Earth weren't as fleshed out yet
80s-90s Female Cat Burglar accepts only Sapphires as payment Read the story at least 30-40 years ago Book was in English, read in USA, probably a paperback The story follows the career of a female cat burglar in Europe (?; I think she was French or Italian
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Newest the-hobbit Questions - Literature Stack Exchange What's the deal with Bilbo being some kind of "burglar"? I may only be 37 pages into The Hobbit, re-reading it after 20+ years, but several things already confuse me First of all, and this is what I'm mainly asking about, Bilbo is casually mentioned as
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