What name does Bilbo give his account of the journey in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?

Bilbo gives his account of the journey the title There and Back Again in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

The phrase appears in the book’s full title, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. It describes Bilbo’s movement from his comfortable home in Hobbiton, through the dangers of the quest, and back to the Shire. The title also reflects the traditional shape of a travel or adventure narrative.

Within Tolkien’s wider fictional history, Bilbo’s memoir becomes associated with the Red Book of Westmarch. The Red Book is presented as a record compiled and preserved by Hobbits, later containing material connected with both Bilbo’s adventure and the War of the Ring.

The phrase should not be confused with The Road Goes Ever On, a collection of Tolkien’s poems and songs, or with The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, another Tolkien title. There and Back Again is specifically linked to Bilbo’s narrative.