~~~Hello and welcome to the Busy Bee's Book Club Podcast!~~~

Today, we continue with Chapter 8, part 2 of The Hobbit.

In the deep darkness of the Mirkwood Forest, our poor friend Mr. Bilbo Baggins finds himself-not for the last time- well and truly alone.  Meanwhile the sinister residents of the forest have captured his unwitting dwarf friends.  And as for the honourable Thorin Oakenshield...well, he seems to be nowhere to be found! Bilbo will at last find his sense of adventure and bravery as he strives to fend of the Mirkwood spiders and bring his friends to safety. Perhaps, the dwarves will discover yet another side of our interesting Hobbit friend. But nothing good can last too long in a place as dark as this, and they are reminded all too soon how worse for wear they are. If only they could find those merrymaking Woodland Elves again...

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