Yei!!!!! Great news!!! Tolkien is back🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼... Although I've got to tell you, I've become a real fan of your channel 🤩🤩... After the Silmarillion (and in between) I started listening to all the Sagan saga, Howl's Moving Castle (this one hooked me fast😅) and the Narnia chronicles!!! I really enjoy all of them, the music is excellent (such great music by the way) and all of your voices. So thank you for keeping me company during my sleepless nights and making them sleepier! 😊🤗 Gracias desde España 🇪🇦🇻🇪
Muchas Gracias! You greatly humble me with your words. I'm so glad you found all the content enjoyable so far. Hopefully this one will help you drift off to sleep soon. Pleasant dreams 💜
This will be about my 10th “read” of the Hobbit. I discovered it myself in 1969 on the library shelf at school in 7th grade. Wrote to Tolkien when he was writing the Silmarillion and received a reply! Thank you for your mellifluous voice.
Wow! 😃 that's absolutely amazing. I can say with certainty that you draw envy from most people here having had the opportunity to talk to the professor himself. Thank you so much for listening and I look forward to having you on this journey!
J.R.R. Tolkien can describe something and it creates an image so realistic that you become immersed in a world out of his words. There are few authors who achieve this for me. Jean Craighead George is another author who is just as descriptive. Between The Hobbit and My Side of The Mountain I had two vast worlds I visited over and over again in my youth. One as a cozy Hobbit hole in the ground situated in the hill country, and the other in a cozy hollowed out tree in The Catskill Mountains. I still read these books today nearly 30 years after I discovered them.
Just found your channel!!! I'm 68ye old. I have learning disabilities, and couldn't get through the series of books. Thank you!! Finally I get to finish my youth, The Hobbit.
@@livinglife4835 thank you. It's comments like these that remind me why I keep the channel going. I'm so glad to be of help. We will get through the hobbit and beyond! Welcome to the channel 💜
I am now 72 and for the last 50 years, I have tried to read this story. I took on holidays, trains, hospital stays. I could never get into it. Now, this way... I am hooked! At last! Thank you so much for your efforts John. This old gal appreciates your efforts. 😊
@@bosvigos9165 😭😭 I'm so glad I can help you get through this book. It truly is a lovely story. Thank you so much for listening and your kind words 💜 be well
I am 72 and have read lotr and Hobbit over and over since I discovered it at 17. A joyful part of my entire life. Thank you for this wonderful narration.😀
I learned English with this book. Just a little kid trying to read this book with a English-Portuguese dictionary at my side. Years latter I read the Lord of the Rings. My beloved Tolkien.
That is so wonderful. The love of reading is irreplaceable. I too learned to read bc of a book and a beloved teacher. Miss Paterson and the Pink Dress.
This was a delight to listen to! I have not read The Hobbit for decades, although I’d read it at least three times before that. I’m a very happy 69-year old grandmama who plans to listen to each chapter, with much joy! Thank you kindly 🙏
This is so melodic that I only ever got to the first conversation between Gandalf & Bilbo Bagins before I was asleep. Five further times I tried to get beyond this but failed. Eventually I managed to hear the rest of this part of the story on a lazy Sunday morning when I could indulge in staying in bed still, but without falling back to sleep.
I instantly subscribed! I'm 71 and retired to Peru 10 years ago. In March next year I'm FINALLY building my hobbit house with a living roof. I love listening to stories as I cook and clean. I will be sharing with all my friends. Thank you
I can honestly say I picked up this book off-the-shelf at school in one of my classes.Yes, because of the cover.I was bored and it looked better than all the other textbooks. But I can honestly say that The Hobbit is the Reason I got into reading. It is the first book I ever read.That was not a picture book.Or text book. The Hobbit will always hold a special place in my heart
@@lydiareid7848 awww thank you so much. Gandalf is my favorite character in LOTR and ian mckellan's performance was so good. I just had to do it in his voice
I am not the best at reading books, but this, this is perfect. I had been looking for an audio style reading of The Hobbit, and now I have found it. Thank you for your work!
Christmas1972 I was 9years old, my older brother gave me the Box set and I fell in love with The Hobbit ❤ Thank You for a beautiful reading of this book. ❤
Thank you, thank you, thank you for a real human voice and not an AI voice. I can't bear to listen to AI voices. They're irritating. Thank you again 🙏🏽❤️
@@jacquelinejagger1018 HAHAHA... I fell asleep after 30 mintues...but now want to listen to it again while awake. I love John's voice! I could listen to him all day! Talk about stress reliever.
This is the greatest read I have heard. The voices are amazing and the cadence is perfect. I have laughed so much and I'm only 1/3rd way through the reading. Your read timing captures the charm and humour perfectly. Thank you, I'm excited for the other chapters
OMG, listening to this takes me back to the 1980s audio drama series that was produced by the BBC originally! I listened to this series on National Public 📻 and afterward, I finally understood what JRR Tolkien's tale was about. I also listened to the complete Lord of The Rings follow-up series, also produced by the BBC and broadcast on NPR ! Funny thing is I remember reading both the Hobbit in high school and I think the LOTR series; I had to write a 500 word essay in my English Literature class; i got a C+"or a B- for my efforts ! This is the second time I've heard this story adaptation on UA-cam. Well done, sir ! Please continue .
Well thank you s much for your kind words! I'm glad I was able to take you back to those days and Hopefully I lived up to the excellence of the BBC. I'm sure if you were to write an Essay on either book now you'd get an A for sure!
John, I'm retired now, and my education days are long past 😢 😪. But I agree with you ; sigh, if I were only 40 years younger ! Then I'd show them young whippersnappers a thing or two about writing ✍️ an excellent book report 😀👍👌😉👏!
Thank you for this, I’ve spent half an hour scouring UA-cam for audiobooks with a human narrator to help me fall asleep ❤ look forward to checking out the other books too
Have read The Hobbit before and decided to listen to it and you have something I envy: a calm and soothing deep story tellers voice... I put this on last night when going to bed and I fell asleep maybe 30 minutes in... I'll be sure to listen again... Keep doing what you're doing...
I read this to my daughter when she was just a little girl, a long time ago. She used to fall asleep and l'd carry on reading the next night. Happy memories ❤❤
I first read The Hobbit many years ago and several times since. I just recently read it again. I love the story as well as the Tolkien trilogy. It is still magical ❤
@@johnssleepstories this was my first introduction to Tolkien as a preteen I found in the school library. I recently bought a copy of the hobbit pluss the trilogy for my son and he's lapping it up. We've seen every movie on the big screen and own all the box sets on DVD. I was lucky enough to find a copy of "Tales before Tolkien" in a thrift store, for a few $ and knew I couldn't leave without it. It's full of short stories that he wrote before he was JRR Tolkien. Your a great narrator. Always picture you in a big leather armchair by the fire place with a dash hound at your feet. 🌛📖✨
You know i love this Reading, and i only skipped the Part of the Dwarven song to listen to a sung version of it. 😂 I love your Relaxing Voice and how you are empersonating the diffrent Characters.❤
Back in the day when I was young i read 📖 this book!.... Saw the flim but it's nothing to compare to leasing to someone who can tell a story..... Wonderful thank you 😘
By the way if anyone is interested i don't live far from Birmingham where John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, author of the Hobbit and the lord of the rings was came from.
THANK YOU! Your reading is perfect! I have not read The Hobbit since I was in high school in the mid 70s, so this is SUCh a treat! Your voice is so comforting and clear. I am SO happy to find a real person reading and not some AI crap. I look forward to chapter two tonight! Thank you John!!!!
@@SantaCruzHappy1 oh thank you so much. Your words make me so happy. I'm glad I could recapture some of that magic you felt. Enjoy chapter 2 and thank you for listening 🙏
@@raistclaire I'm so glad I can be of help here. Its truly a lovely story and I'm glad to have you along on this journey with us. Thank you for listening. 🙏
I remember a time when I faced a problem that seemed impossible to solve, just like the complex challenges in this video. It reminded me of a moment in my life when I was working on a personal project that everyone around me thought was too ambitious. I spent countless sleepless nights, hitting dead ends and feeling like I’d never find the solution. But there was something about pushing through, staying persistent even when it felt like there was no progress, that eventually led me to a breakthrough. I think we all have those moments-when the struggle is real, and it feels like the world is against us, but in the end, the reward is worth every obstacle. Has anyone else had an experience where perseverance paid off in the most unexpected way? I'd love to hear your stories!
@@JoyfulSteps8386 this is most definitely a shared universal experience. As an old bluesman said "I've been down so long, down don't bother me". We just keep pushing through the adversity. Thank you for listening and for your encouraging words 🙏
Wonderful narration- so nice to hear a narrator not rushing over the words like they’re just trying to finish. You really draw the listener in to the magical world. Thank you ☀️
I just discovered your channel. I was too busy in the 60’s to read this book or any book. Listened to chapter 1 last night. Will be listen again later because I fell asleep. Subscribed so I don’t miss anything. 😊😊😊
Thank you John :) I was looking for a good hobbit esq. voice! I got a concussion so my screentime has to be limited, and that means audiobooks! ❤❤❤ you have brought me much joy!
Oh wow Thank you so much. I'm glad I can help you out in this tumultuous time. I sincerely hope your head feels better soon. It means the world to have you here!
My mom been had all the Tolkien books by the time I was able to read (I was born 83) and her and her first wife got me the full Wrinkle In Time series, and the Little House On The Prairie set, and the Chronicles of Narnia septology between kindergarten and 2nd grade ish era.
Haha well thank you so much and welcome to the channel! Chapter 2 and onward will be happening. I have 4 books I'm reading through chapter by chapter. Each Friday in a month is a new chapter from each of the 4 books. 1. Howl's moving Castle 2. Pale Blue Dot 3. The Hobbit (formerly the Silmarillion) 4. Contact So 3rd week in May expect chapter 2 to be uploaded. In the meantime there's plenty of other Tolkien content to sate your thirst. Hope you stick around! Thank you for listening 🙏
I read The Hobbit and I 😢didnt " Connect" ( as I had become an addict to LOTR) . Till today : your reading has been the tale I always wished to listen when child ( many... Years ago) .I am from Spain , I ❤ English and today also "learnt". In this days with LOTR back ( I dislike. The PJ fims, and "The Things of the Power", etc) yours IS the only Proff. Tolkien I have liked very much. This Gandalf voice❤ and The Dwarfs accent. 🎬 Yours should tell the other tales . 🙏🏼
well thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. Ironically I derived the voices of Gandalf and the dwarves from the actors in the Peter Jackson films. Thank you so much for listening. It means the world to have you here.
@@johnssleepstories I realized as Ian McKellen voice is 🌟 but is " how to say " the rythm, the silences, Bilbo ( as he was a great actor ) is to childish. Anyway I was listening to another 😀
I’m so happy to have found a night time story. I haven’t read the hobbit since I was a teen in the early twenty teens haha. The problem is that I’m too interested to sleep!
@@Sceneera haha well I can see that being a problem for some people. Either way welcome to the channel and I wish you many nights of good sleep ahead of you 💜
As a suggestion, would you consider doing an audio-drama adaptation of " Grunts by Mary English [ Orcs and a time traveling dragon; introducing 20th century USMC tactics and weapons ] , Myth Adventures by John Aspirin , perhaps 😀 😉 😄 🤔?
I’m a OAP & my parents never read to me, sad! My husband would read to me though as I have a disability, but my husband died ❤️🩹 And so I listen to stories & this was fabulous so now for the second part 🌹 thank you 🇫🇷
51:48 Thorin explaining to Bilbo the history of his family. Whenever I re-read the Hobbit, this is always when it starts to get good and I feel nostalgic again.
I've read Tolkien's books many times. It's interesting that he describes Hobbits as having wooly feet but not disproportionately large. The movies could have saved a bit on props had they read the books. An illustrator started the huge Hobbit feet thing years ago.
I love this poem read by Thorin in Chapter 1… Chip the glasses and crack the plates! Blunt the knives and bend the forks! That's what Bilbo Baggins hates- Smash the bottles and burn the corks! Cut the cloth and tread on the fat! Pour the milk on the pantry floor! Leave the bones on the bedroom mat! Splash the wine on every door! Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl; Pound them up with a thumping pole; And when you’ve finished if any are whole, Send them down the hall to roll! That's what Bilbo Baggins hates! So, carefully! carefully with the plates!
Yei!!!!! Great news!!! Tolkien is back🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼... Although I've got to tell you, I've become a real fan of your channel 🤩🤩... After the Silmarillion (and in between) I started listening to all the Sagan saga, Howl's Moving Castle (this one hooked me fast😅) and the Narnia chronicles!!! I really enjoy all of them, the music is excellent (such great music by the way) and all of your voices. So thank you for keeping me company during my sleepless nights and making them sleepier! 😊🤗 Gracias desde España 🇪🇦🇻🇪
Muchas Gracias! You greatly humble me with your words. I'm so glad you found all the content enjoyable so far. Hopefully this one will help you drift off to sleep soon. Pleasant dreams 💜
@@johnssleepstoriesI appreciate you too! It’s been awhile! You’ve hopped around a bit and really should be recognized.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰🥰🥰🙌🏽😎🎭💐💕🪷
Thank you so much 💜@@im-gi2pg
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This will be about my 10th “read” of the Hobbit. I discovered it myself in 1969 on the library shelf at school in 7th grade. Wrote to Tolkien when he was writing the Silmarillion and received a reply! Thank you for your mellifluous voice.
Wow! 😃 that's absolutely amazing. I can say with certainty that you draw envy from most people here having had the opportunity to talk to the professor himself. Thank you so much for listening and I look forward to having you on this journey!
Hope you still got that letter framed somewhere ❤
Wow! I firsr read it in 1969 too. But I never thought thought to write to him. That's amazing!
Yeah
Wow X it's my first time in reading this x
J.R.R. Tolkien can describe something and it creates an image so realistic that you become immersed in a world out of his words. There are few authors who achieve this for me. Jean Craighead George is another author who is just as descriptive. Between The Hobbit and My Side of The Mountain I had two vast worlds I visited over and over again in my youth. One as a cozy Hobbit hole in the ground situated in the hill country, and the other in a cozy hollowed out tree in The Catskill Mountains. I still read these books today nearly 30 years after I discovered them.
That's wonderful! I'm glad you found the channel and thank you for taking me down memory lane with you.
Just found your channel!!! I'm 68ye old. I have learning disabilities, and couldn't get through the series of books. Thank you!! Finally I get to finish my youth, The Hobbit.
@@livinglife4835 thank you. It's comments like these that remind me why I keep the channel going. I'm so glad to be of help. We will get through the hobbit and beyond! Welcome to the channel 💜
I remember reading the Hobbit in highschool back in 68 sitting in the school library, enjoyed it considerably. I'm now 70 and still recall it .
@@rick5793 oh that's wonderful! I'm glad I could help you relive those times . Thank you for listening
me too 68 1st lit lesson scary how fast its gone x
I am now 72 and for the last 50 years, I have tried to read this story. I took on holidays, trains, hospital stays. I could never get into it. Now, this way... I am hooked! At last! Thank you so much for your efforts John. This old gal appreciates your efforts. 😊
@@bosvigos9165 😭😭 I'm so glad I can help you get through this book. It truly is a lovely story. Thank you so much for listening and your kind words 💜 be well
I am 72 and have read lotr and Hobbit over and over since I discovered it at 17. A joyful part of my entire life. Thank you for this wonderful narration.😀
@@ruthmcpherson247 you are most welcome. And thank you for listening
I love the subtle background music it elevates the story and is not over powering 😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you for saying so. I composed the bg music myself 😄
I learned English with this book. Just a little kid trying to read this book with a English-Portuguese dictionary at my side.
Years latter I read the Lord of the Rings.
My beloved Tolkien.
@@dinismantas7265 fantastic! 😀
That is so wonderful. The love of reading is irreplaceable. I too learned to read bc of a book and a beloved teacher. Miss Paterson and the Pink Dress.
It’s like finding an old friend. Thank you so much
Well thank you for your kind words. It means the world to have you here 🙂
SO true!
Probably the single finest voice talent I’ve ever heard and a truly fantastical selection of books being narrated. - Instant subscriber ❤
You humble me so much. Thank you for joining us here on the channel. It's great to have you. Thank you for listening! 🙏
This reader has a wonderful reading voice! Pacing, intonation, and tone are great, and lovely to listen to.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate you.
I know! It's the best reading I have ever heard!
Yes
Don’t forget pronunciation and articulation…he hasn’t!😊❤
You're all so wonderful. Thank you for the kind words ❤
This was a delight to listen to! I have not read The Hobbit for decades, although I’d read it at least three times before that. I’m a very happy 69-year old grandmama who plans to listen to each chapter, with much joy! Thank you kindly 🙏
Just found myself was required reading in grade school at 63 enjoying it again.
This is so melodic that I only ever got to the first conversation between Gandalf & Bilbo Bagins before I was asleep.
Five further times I tried to get beyond this but failed.
Eventually I managed to hear the rest of this part of the story on a lazy Sunday morning when I could indulge in staying in bed still, but without falling back to sleep.
@@babspalmer7638 oh wonderful! I'm glad you eventually got to the end. Thank you for listening
Me too. I've now started listening during the day to be able to finish the first chapter after 4 bedtime events!
I instantly subscribed! I'm 71 and retired to Peru 10 years ago. In March next year I'm FINALLY building my hobbit house with a living roof. I love listening to stories as I cook and clean. I will be sharing with all my friends. Thank you
@@sharonstuebi8181 oh incredible! I would love to see photos of the place when complete! Thank you for subscribing and your kind words
It’s so nice to see the compliments to the presenter.
@@alumbo and you add to them! Thank you for listening
I am really excited to hear this!!
Thank you! Glad you stuck around to hear it 😊
I can honestly say I picked up this book off-the-shelf at school in one of my classes.Yes, because of the cover.I was bored and it looked better than all the other textbooks. But I can honestly say that The Hobbit is the Reason I got into reading. It is the first book I ever read.That was not a picture book.Or text book.
The Hobbit will always hold a special place in my heart
@@jo-annacrowner3791 that's absolutely wonderful 😍 thank you for sharing your story. I hope I do the book justice for you 😁👍
Thank you for listening
Excellent voice work on different characters. Gandolf’s voice was spot on. Congratulations! I loved it!!
@@lydiareid7848 awww thank you so much. Gandalf is my favorite character in LOTR and ian mckellan's performance was so good. I just had to do it in his voice
GANDOLF@@johnssleepstories
@@norsuist Gadnolf
I am not the best at reading books, but this, this is perfect. I had been looking for an audio style reading of The Hobbit, and now I have found it. Thank you for your work!
@@HunterTheFerocious well thank you so much! I'm glad we found each other. And thank you for listening
Thank you for this.❤ you did a beautiful job and the background music is wonderful, your impersonation of Gandalf is perfect😊🙏
@@bellesirian2204 awww thank you so much 💜 I'm glad you liked it.
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I was 9years old, my older brother gave me the Box set and I fell in love with The Hobbit ❤ Thank You for a beautiful reading of this book. ❤
awww you got a good older brother. Thank you for listening and for your wonderful words.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for a real human voice and not an AI voice. I can't bear to listen to AI voices. They're irritating. Thank you again 🙏🏽❤️
@@roswithaschustercoco4262 my pleasure! Thank you for listening 💜
It took me 4 nights to get through ch. 1, and I love it!!
@@juzud21 haha I'm so glad your story is effective! Thank you for listening and pleasant dreams 💫
My teacher in primary 3 read us the hobbit. I was transported. And in awe of books ever since 🎉❤🎉
@@jacquelinejagger1018 well big thank you to your teacher for unlocking this world for you 💜
@@johnssleepstoriesand thank YOU for your wonderful readings ❤ There's only 1 problem......I don't think you get to page 3 and I'm asleep 😂😂
@@jacquelinejagger1018 HAHAHA... I fell asleep after 30 mintues...but now want to listen to it again while awake. I love John's voice! I could listen to him all day! Talk about stress reliever.
This is the greatest read I have heard. The voices are amazing and the cadence is perfect. I have laughed so much and I'm only 1/3rd way through the reading. Your read timing captures the charm and humour perfectly. Thank you, I'm excited for the other chapters
@@marysue3164 wow thank you for your kind words. It means the world to have you here and I hope you enjoy the other chapters
I know its supposed to be a sleep story but it kept me wide awake, I felt like I was watching the movie 🍿
@@ReklessTortuga7 awwww thank you so much! That's very kind. You can enjoy these either way!
OMG, listening to this takes me back to the 1980s audio drama series that was produced by the BBC originally! I listened to this series on National Public 📻 and afterward, I finally understood what JRR Tolkien's tale was about. I also listened to the complete Lord of The Rings follow-up series, also produced by the BBC and broadcast on NPR ! Funny thing is I remember reading both the Hobbit in high school and I think the LOTR series; I had to write a 500 word essay in my English Literature class; i got a C+"or a B- for my efforts ! This is the second time I've heard this story adaptation on UA-cam. Well done, sir ! Please continue .
Well thank you s much for your kind words! I'm glad I was able to take you back to those days and Hopefully I lived up to the excellence of the BBC.
I'm sure if you were to write an Essay on either book now you'd get an A for sure!
John, I'm retired now, and my education days are long past 😢 😪. But I agree with you ; sigh, if I were only 40 years younger ! Then I'd show them young whippersnappers a thing or two about writing ✍️ an excellent book report 😀👍👌😉👏!
Awesome, thank you so much for your videos. I just love Tolkien works.
Thank you for being here! 🙏 😀 I hope you enjoy
ur one of the best channels i found in the depth of yt
Thank you so much! It means the world to have you here. 🙏
I'm blown away. This was so good. Thank you loved it.
@@christinekennedy601 wow thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed it
Hooray for new Tolkien! 🥰 Thanks as always for helping me get to sleep!
Thanks as always for listening 💜
Thanks!
Thank you so much for listening and for the super thanks!
One of my fave books told by an amazing voice. Perfect marriage ! Thank you ❤
@@Punkyduck-n6p thank you for listening and for your kind words 😁 it's great to have you here
Oh my gosh, I’m so excited to sleep to this! Yay for the hobbit! 😆🙌
Here's to a new adventure! Thank you for listening! 🙏
Absolute perfection! Loved it all. Music too. 🎶 Thank you so very much. Highly impressed 👏
@@lidiawest8615 thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you enjoy the videos 🙏
Thank you for this, I’ve spent half an hour scouring UA-cam for audiobooks with a human narrator to help me fall asleep ❤ look forward to checking out the other books too
@@taeri093 ahhh well I'm glad you found me. It means the world to have you here. Thank you for listening.
I know, right? I am so sick of all the AI!
Enjoying it immensely. Chapter 2 this evening.
@@Tizzie-j6l enjoy the journey. Thank you for listening 🙏
Have read The Hobbit before and decided to listen to it and you have something I envy: a calm and soothing deep story tellers voice... I put this on last night when going to bed and I fell asleep maybe 30 minutes in... I'll be sure to listen again... Keep doing what you're doing...
Well thank you so much! I'm glad to hear the story got you to bed quickly. Thank you for listening and I hope to see you again soon.
I need to sleep but I can’t help but listen about to start part 2
I read this to my daughter when she was just a little girl, a long time ago. She used to fall asleep and l'd carry on reading the next night. Happy memories ❤❤
@@amandabartell1502 awww that's wonderful 😍 very much how a lot of people use this channel. Thank you so much for listening
What a lovely memory!
Perfect length. Thanks
@@katesmiles4208 thank you for listening! 🙏
I first read The Hobbit many years ago and several times since. I just recently read it again. I love the story as well as the Tolkien trilogy. It is still magical ❤
It truly is! Thank you for listening.
You've done well with this one. Tried listening to it three times and keep falling asleep. Job well done! Keep up the good work 😎👍👍
Ahh high praise, thank you so much. I'm glad this one is working so well haha
@@johnssleepstories this was my first introduction to Tolkien as a preteen I found in the school library. I recently bought a copy of the hobbit pluss the trilogy for my son and he's lapping it up. We've seen every movie on the big screen and own all the box sets on DVD. I was lucky enough to find a copy of "Tales before Tolkien" in a thrift store, for a few $ and knew I couldn't leave without it. It's full of short stories that he wrote before he was JRR Tolkien. Your a great narrator. Always picture you in a big leather armchair by the fire place with a dash hound at your feet. 🌛📖✨
Beautifully done. My heart is so happy listening to your narration ❤
Thank you so much! I'm glad to have brought you a little bit of joy. Thank you for listening 💜
I’m a delivery driver, I run the streets take folks their groceries. I’m so grateful for your amazing voice to accompany me on my journey. ❤
awww that's wonderful. I'm glad to be along with you on your journeys. And you do a great service to the community. Never forget that.
Wow this is so high quality reading! That should be published officialy!
@@natbromden5838 I would love that honestly. Thank you for listening 🙏
Just found your channel. Looking forward to many great “reads”.
@@cfs9828 welcome! It means the world to have you here 💜
I love how animated you are talking about these books.
@@lisashirtz7224 well thank you so much. You are too kind
Thank you exactly what I was looking for 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@nineofnine glad we found each other! Welcome to the channel 😃
You know i love this Reading, and i only skipped the Part of the Dwarven song to listen to a sung version of it. 😂
I love your Relaxing Voice and how you are empersonating the diffrent Characters.❤
I hoped this would help me to fall asleep, but i am too interested in the story (although I've read it countless Times in different languages).
haha Yeah the video was instantly copyright striked when I tried to use the "ACTUAL" version from the film.
Perhaps I should have just sung it 🙂
Thank you! I was sick and struggling to fall asleep and this knocked me out in a second! I don’t think I even got to the place with Gandalf 😂
@@zo_vachon2781 I am glad to have helped. I hope you feel better soon 😔
The Silmarillion was very difficult to read. Never made it to the end. But this story and the other was a very good read.
@@rich-ard-style6996 I've got the full Silmarillion up on my channel if you wanna give it another go 😉
Thank you for listening
Back in the day when I was young i read 📖 this book!.... Saw the flim but it's nothing to compare to leasing to someone who can tell a story..... Wonderful thank you 😘
By the way if anyone is interested i don't live far from Birmingham where John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, author of the Hobbit and the lord of the rings was came from.
@@JanYoko-by7ud thank you for listening 💜
@@JanYoko-by7ud wow that's amazing! 😃
I can only manage the first few paragraphs before falling asleep. Good job I know the story.
haha that's the highest compliment to me. Thank you for listening.
THANK YOU! Your reading is perfect! I have not read The Hobbit since I was in high school in the mid 70s, so this is SUCh a treat! Your voice is so comforting and clear. I am SO happy to find a real person reading and not some AI crap. I look forward to chapter two tonight! Thank you John!!!!
@@SantaCruzHappy1 oh thank you so much. Your words make me so happy. I'm glad I could recapture some of that magic you felt. Enjoy chapter 2 and thank you for listening 🙏
You have such a wonderful reading style and pleasant voice! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
@@idletimekaren thank you for listening and your kind words. It's great to have you here
great job , really enjoyed it
@@bluesriot2 thank you for listening! I'm glad you liked it
I bought the book! And now i want to read and listen to this at the same time. You really set the ambience!!!
@@clarynlab wonderful! I hope you enjoy the journey 🙏 💜
I have held a copy of The Hobbit for about 10 years now and have struggled to get into it. Thank you for making this so enjoyable.
@@raistclaire I'm so glad I can be of help here. Its truly a lovely story and I'm glad to have you along on this journey with us. Thank you for listening. 🙏
Thank you, thank you, Bilbo's story helped me a lot.
@@suebritt6831 I'm glad to hear! And glad to be of help
I remember a time when I faced a problem that seemed impossible to solve, just like the complex challenges in this video. It reminded me of a moment in my life when I was working on a personal project that everyone around me thought was too ambitious. I spent countless sleepless nights, hitting dead ends and feeling like I’d never find the solution. But there was something about pushing through, staying persistent even when it felt like there was no progress, that eventually led me to a breakthrough.
I think we all have those moments-when the struggle is real, and it feels like the world is against us, but in the end, the reward is worth every obstacle. Has anyone else had an experience where perseverance paid off in the most unexpected way? I'd love to hear your stories!
@@JoyfulSteps8386 this is most definitely a shared universal experience. As an old bluesman said "I've been down so long, down don't bother me". We just keep pushing through the adversity.
Thank you for listening and for your encouraging words 🙏
Had to read this for school you made it so much easier! Ty!
@@YANG-c8s happy to help and hope you enjoyed the book 🙏 thank you for listening
So enjoyable......and the music is a lovely background...looking forward to Chapter 2!
@@joannanoel4757 thank you! I'm glad you think so. The music is my own composition. Enjoy chapter 2!
Wonderful narration- so nice to hear a narrator not rushing over the words like they’re just trying to finish. You really draw the listener in to the magical world. Thank you ☀️
@@rohandepallant7157 thank you so much for your kind words. It means the world to have you here
I just discovered your channel. I was too busy in the 60’s to read this book or any book. Listened to chapter 1 last night. Will be listen again later because I fell asleep.
Subscribed so I don’t miss anything. 😊😊😊
@@Madina-bi4kd haha welcome to the channel! I'm glad you found me. Enjoy the adventure and pleasant sleep ahead! 💜
You have such a nice voice 😊😊
Only way I’d listen to this amazing book 🎉
Thank you so much for your kind words and for listening. It's great to have you here.
Really enjoying this!
@@louzola7997 I'm so glad! Thank you for being here
Thank you John :) I was looking for a good hobbit esq. voice! I got a concussion so my screentime has to be limited, and that means audiobooks! ❤❤❤ you have brought me much joy!
I shall send support when my pocket allows dear friend!
And the voices are spectacular!!!
Oh wow Thank you so much. I'm glad I can help you out in this tumultuous time. I sincerely hope your head feels better soon. It means the world to have you here!
@@maymay5259 No rush! I would love if you subscribed on Patreon If/when you can. I'd love to build up a bigger community on there! Feel better friend!
Wonderful reading
@@kjames8299 thank you! 💜
John, this is perfect!! ❤
@@Danthehorse thank you so much!
My mom been had all the Tolkien books by the time I was able to read (I was born 83) and her and her first wife got me the full Wrinkle In Time series, and the Little House On The Prairie set, and the Chronicles of Narnia septology between kindergarten and 2nd grade ish era.
@@NoixNoir-gu4fd what a wealth of literature you grew up with! 😀
You were born 83 ? 😆
this will be for sure great
Thank you 🙏 I hope you all enjoy it
yes it is amazing
wonderful, you have a very pleasant voice🙏
@@ireneurban3599 well thank you for saying so. You are too kind
Thanks mate
love your reading
@@annielakshmi thank you for reading
Beautiful reading thank u so much
@@katherinehayward9702 thank you for listening 💜
Also you have a very great and calm voice. And I know it’s not much but you have gained a new subscriber 😊😊😊
@@Random_girl0.1 thank you for saying so. And it means the world to have you as a subscriber. Thank you again 🙏💜
These are great, thanks for helping me finally sleep
@@rfarrow3483 I'm glad to be of help. Thank you for listening
Brother I am thirsting for Chapter 2! When can we expect it, if at all? I’m new to your page but I love it!
Haha well thank you so much and welcome to the channel!
Chapter 2 and onward will be happening. I have 4 books I'm reading through chapter by chapter. Each Friday in a month is a new chapter from each of the 4 books.
1. Howl's moving Castle
2. Pale Blue Dot
3. The Hobbit (formerly the Silmarillion)
4. Contact
So 3rd week in May expect chapter 2 to be uploaded. In the meantime there's plenty of other Tolkien content to sate your thirst. Hope you stick around! Thank you for listening 🙏
@@johnssleepstories Appreciate the reply, and looking forward to it!
Can’t sleep to this. Too exciting! 😊😊
Haha that can happen. Give it time though. You'll be in dreamland before you know it 😉
Perfect. I like Hobbit very much. Thank you!
Thank you for listening! and for your kind words.
I just got a dog and named him Samwise, if in u get my shtick
@@billbobaggins5734 I bet he's the goodest boy 💜
Pleasant voice thanks
@@Renee-f6w thank you for listening 🙏
I❤jrr Tolkien thank you 🙏 😊😊😊😊
@@milkglassfairy7641 well then you are in good company here 😊 thank you for listening 🙏
I really like your Gandolf voice..you nailed it
@@ginnysheehan4187 haha thank you 😊 Gandalf has always been my favorite character in all of Tolkien's works.
I am in school and I was supposed to start reading this about two weeks ago so thank you so much for this
@@Random_girl0.1 well I'm glad to have you here. Thank you for listening.
Awesome.
Thank you for listening.
Like Bilbo, I. Hope I'm an adult when I'm 50.
Don't we all lol 😂
I read The Hobbit and I 😢didnt " Connect" ( as I had become an addict to LOTR) . Till today : your reading has been the tale I always wished to listen when child ( many... Years ago) .I am from Spain , I ❤ English and today also "learnt". In this days with LOTR back ( I dislike. The PJ fims, and "The Things of the Power", etc) yours IS the only Proff. Tolkien I have liked very much. This Gandalf voice❤ and The Dwarfs accent. 🎬 Yours should tell the other tales . 🙏🏼
well thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. Ironically I derived the voices of Gandalf and the dwarves from the actors in the Peter Jackson films.
Thank you so much for listening. It means the world to have you here.
@@johnssleepstories I realized as Ian McKellen voice is 🌟 but is " how to say " the rythm, the silences, Bilbo ( as he was a great actor ) is to childish. Anyway I was listening to another 😀
What a wonderful way to relax, ❤
@@idatipping2428 glad to have you here! 😃
Congratulations, you have got 30 thounds 🎉🎉 you deserve it ❤🎉
@@catwoman3247 I saw! I am beyond words right now. Thank you so much for helping get us there 💜
wake up babe, johns sleep stories the hobbit chapter 1 by jrr tolkien just dropped 🥹🙏
(and then go directly back to sleep)
😂😂😂😂
I’m so happy to have found a night time story. I haven’t read the hobbit since I was a teen in the early twenty teens haha. The problem is that I’m too interested to sleep!
@@Sceneera haha well I can see that being a problem for some people. Either way welcome to the channel and I wish you many nights of good sleep ahead of you 💜
Just found your channel and subscribed.
@@davidweyant9356 welcome! It means the world to have you here.
My favorite trilogy ❤
@@kd-yd5pk thank you for listening 🙏
yes! so happy that you are going to do this one. i've got other suggestions if you are looking for some.... ;)
Thank you! I'd love to hear them
@@johnssleepstories little, big and engine summer by john crowley are just two
As a suggestion, would you consider doing an audio-drama adaptation of " Grunts by Mary English [ Orcs and a time traveling dragon; introducing 20th century USMC tactics and weapons ] , Myth Adventures by John Aspirin , perhaps 😀 😉 😄 🤔?
Thank you
@@MithrilMythology thank you for listening 🙏
I’m a OAP & my parents never read to me, sad! My husband would read to me though as I have a disability, but my husband died ❤️🩹 And so I listen to stories & this was fabulous so now for the second part 🌹 thank you 🇫🇷
51:48 Thorin explaining to Bilbo the history of his family. Whenever I re-read the Hobbit, this is always when it starts to get good and I feel nostalgic again.
@@bobsledcamelrace haha oh yes! I'm glad we could re capture that nostalgia together.
I've read Tolkien's books many times. It's interesting that he describes Hobbits as having wooly feet but not disproportionately large. The movies could have saved a bit on props had they read the books. An illustrator started the huge Hobbit feet thing years ago.
@@markfomenko8873 haha indeed. But I imagine those thick leathery soles Tolkien described must add to the mass of the feet somehow
I had the cuties 6 lb Yorkie dog called Bilbo Beggins.....everyone just loved his name and Him....
@@cherylschumaker1366 oh my that name is so clever 😍 I bet he was really adorable and loved you a lot
I love this poem read by Thorin in Chapter 1…
Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates-
Smash the bottles and burn the corks!
Cut the cloth and tread on the fat!
Pour the milk on the pantry floor!
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
Splash the wine on every door!
Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl;
Pound them up with a thumping pole;
And when you’ve finished if any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So, carefully! carefully with the plates!
@@MarieTaylor-lv2ex haha yeah that was a very fun scene. 😂