Errors in "The Hobbit" Narrated by Robert Ingles

Some books are sacred. Some texts are so influential that it it important that we are read the same thing without worrying whether our version is the same as everyone else's. Many writings of J. R. R. Tolkien are in this category.
There have been about 33 English editions of "The Hobbit." The most important difference between these editions is the description of the encounter between Bilbo and Gollum. Early editions describe the events exactly as Bilbo described them to the dwarves: Gollum offered him to give him a present (the Ring) if Bilbo won the riddle game. Later editions were changed to match the story in "The Lord of the Rings" where Bilbo explains that he actually found the Ring and Gollum was actually far from generous.
I'm sure there will be other print editions of "The Hobbit" with small differences that will be difficult to track. However, there is, to my knowledge, only one unabridged, undramatized audiobook. This recording is of such high quality that I doubt anyone will see a need for a new one any time soon. Many people's first (and perhaps only) exposure to the text will be through the audiobook which too has its differences from the print versions. It is my intention to find the apparent errors in the reading and record them here. I will be using the Nook edition of "The Hobbit" for comparison.

I will mark each error with its severity (1-5):

Severity	Typical mistakes with this rating.	Change of meaning
(not tracked)	Contraction errors ("cannot" said as "can't" or vice versa)	None
1	Possibly missing/added minor word/affix (difficult to tell due to bordering sounds)	None
2	Single minor word error clearly heard	None
3	Single significant word error (or two minor ones) or wrong word order	VERY minor
4	Important change of meaning or wrong voice	Significant
5	Omission of several words or a sentence	Major

Here is the list of errors so far. These are the ones found by my friend Joel (since I have been working on "The Lord of the Rings." I'll fix the formatting when I have time.

	Chapter (it.=completed)	Page	Passage (correct)	Mistake	Severity
An Unexpected Party	9	...not only because many of them were rich...	...not only because most of them were VERY rich...	3
	10.1	...over which his white beard hung down...	...over which A white beard hung down...	1
	10.2	"...or that it is a morning to be good on?"	"...or that it is a morning to be good upon?"	2
	18	...if it can be like their song without their music.	*Omitted	5
	19	said all the dwarves	said the dwarves	2
	20.1	"...our plans, our ways, means, policy and devices."	"...our plans, our ways, means, policies and devices."	1
	20.2	"...but treat it as the right one."	"...but treat it as the right house."	2
	23	"...unless he has changed his habits."	"...unless he has changed."	4
	27.1	"He is an enemy far beyond the powers of all the dwarves put together, ..."	"He is an enemy quite beyond the powers of all the dwarves put together, ..."	3
	27.2	"I like six eggs with my ham..."	"I like eggs with my ham..."	3
Roast Mutton	30.1	...down the lane... ...across the lane...	2
	30.2	...a wide respectable country inhabited...	...a wild respectable country inhabited...	4
	30.3	Mostly it had been as good as May can be, can be, even in merry tales...	Mostly it had been as good as May can be, even in merry tales...	2
	30.4	...they had been obliged to camp when they could...	...they had to camp when they could...	3
	30.5	...for it began to get dark as they went down into a deep valley with a river at the bottom.	...for it began to get dark.	5
	32.1	...willows along its banks bent and sighed. Fortunately the road went over an ancient stone bridge, for the river, swollen with the rains, came rushing down from the hills and mountains in the north.	...willows along the riverbank bent and sighed. I don't know what river it was, a rushing red one, swollen with the rains of the last few days that came down from the hills and the mountains in front of them.	5
	32.2	It was nearly night when they had crossed over.	Soon it was nearly dark.	4
	32.3	The wind broke up the grey clouds, and a wandering moon appeared...	The winds broke up the grey clouds, and a waning moon appeared...	3
	32.4	...have to camp where they were. They moved to a clump of trees...	...have to camp where they were. *Added sentence: So far they had not camped before on this journey, and though they knew...* They moved to a clump of trees...	5
	32.5	...as it might be a fire...	...as if it might be a fire...	2
	32.6	When they had looked at it for quite some while...	When they had looked at it for quite some time...	2
	32.7	"They have seldom even heard of the king..."	"They have seldom ever heard of the king..."	3
	32.8	"You must go on and found out all about that light..."	"You must go on and find out all about the light..."	3
	34.1	...sheep's leg he was roasting...	...sheep's leg he was toasting...	1
	34.2	...likely to try roasted dwarf...	...likely to try toasted dwarf...	1
	34.3	He had read of a good many things...	He had read a good many things...	1
	38.1	"or it WILL take all night."	"or it'll take all night."	3
	38.2	So they got a great black pot...	So they got a black pot...	3
	A short rest	43.1	...and they followed his lead...	...and they followed his head...	3
	43.2	...made him drowsy...	...made them drowsy...	3
	46	"...in some hold in the mountains."	"...in some hold in the mountains of the North."	3
	Over Hill and Under Hill	49	...perhaps that very next last moon of autumn...	...perhaps that very next first moon of autumn...	3
	51.1	"...if you know of anywhere better..."	"...if you know of anything better..."	3
	51.2	...there was a terrific flash...	...there was a terrible flash...	2
	51.3	They seized Bilbo and the dwarves and hurried them along.	*Omitted	5
	55.1	...clashed their shields, and stamped.	...clashed their swords, and stamped.	3
	55.2	...dumbfounded in the middle of his rage.	...dumbfounded in the middle of the rage.	3
	57	...only just around the last corner.	...only just around the corner.	4
	Riddles in the Dark	59 ...nor fortunately had the goblins noticed it,...	...nor did the goblins seem to have noticed it...	4
	60.1	...tomorrow and over it to the days beyond.	...tomorrow and over it by the days beyond.	2
	60.2	...eyes grew bigger and bigger and bigger...	...eyes grew bigger and bigger...	2
	68	"What have I, I wonder?"	"What have I got, I wonder?"	1
	70.1	"We shan't ever be safe again..."	"We shan't be safe again..."	2
	70.2	"...We smells them..."	"...We smell them..."	1
Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire	76	"...stabbing here there and everywhere..."	"...stabbing here and there and everywhere..."	1
	78.1	"...and are now on the other side of the mountains..."	"...and we are now on the other side of the mountains..."	1
	78.2	"I am dreadfully hungry."	"I am so dreadfully hungry."	2
	78.3	...larger bits of split stone...	...larger bits of stone...	2
	78.4	...on the planes beyond.	...on the planes below.	3
	80.1	...with eyes blazing...	...with their eyes blazing...	1
	80.2	...then went snuffling about...	...then when sniffing about...	3
	83	...from the branches of the tree.	...from the branches of his tree.	2
	86.1	...and up they went together...	...and they went together...	2
	86.2	...never having had to escape from wolves...	...never having to escape from wolves...	1
	Queer Lodgings	90.1	...found he was not home at all.	...found he was not at home at all.	1
	90.2	...crying farewells and promising to repay...	...crying farewells and promised to repay...	2
	90.3	"Don't pinch!" said his eagle.	"Don't pinch!" said the eagle.	3
	93	...his bushy black eyebrows.	...his bushy eyebrows.	3
	95.1	"...one or two more won't make much difference,"	"...one or two won't make much more difference,"	2
	95.2	"...When I want your help I will ask for it..."	"...When I want your help I'll ask you for it."	2
	95.3	...did their best to be frightfully polite...	...did their very best to be frightfully polite...	2
	97.1	"...but here they are."	"...and here they are."	3
	103	"...depend on your luck and your courage..."	"...depend on your luck and courage..."	2
	107.1	...and did not at all like the idea...	...and he did not at all like the idea...	1
	107.2	...part of all the journey.	...part of all their journey.	1
	Flies and Spiders	110	...perhaps it is not true to say they could see nothing...	...perhaps it's not true that he could see nothing...	3
	113.1	They could still see his hood above the water...	They could see his hood above the water...	2
	113.2	...remind them that outside autumn was coming on.	...remind them that the outside autumn was coming on.	1
	118	...who was watching then,...	...who was watching,...	1
	120.1	...and stuck it in the eyes...	...and struck it in the eyes...	1
	120.2	...especially in woods...	...especially in the woods...	1
	124.1	...your spinning and look for me?	...your spinning and look at me?	2
	124.2	...getting up on to the long branch..	...getting up onto the branch...	3
	128.1	...back disappointed to their dark colony...	...back disappointedly to their dark colony.	1
	128.2	...lessen their opinion of Bilbo...	...lessen their opinions of Bilbo...	1
	Barrels Out of Bond	132.1	Each dwarf was blondfold,...	Each dwarf was blindfolded,...	1
	132.2	Across the bridge...	Across this bridge...	1
	133.1	"...After all the disturbance you have made..."	"...After all the disturbances you have made..."	1
	133.2	...nor before Thorin gave the word.	...not before Thorin gave the word.	1
	135	...along the passages towards the cells.	...along the passage towards the cells.	3
	137.1	"You just follow me! ..."	"You must follow me! ..."	3
	137.2	...as far as he could;...	...as far as he would;...	3
	139	"...instead of the empty ones,..."	"...instead of the empty one,..."	3
	141.1	...into the cold dark water...	...into the dark cold water...	2
	141.2	...under the stony arch and away.	...under the stone arch and away.	2
	143.1	Bilbo was not badly off now.	Bilbo was not so badly off now.	3
	143.2	...he knew now only too well...	...he knew only too well...	2
	A Warm Welcome	145	...dwelled in the Mountain,...	...dwelled in the mountains...	4
	148	These were unpacked...	They were unpacked...	2
	152.1	...and they did not particularly please the dwarves,...	...and it did not particularly please the dwarves,...	1
	152.2	...as far northward towards the Mountain as they would go,...	...as far northward towards the mountains as they would go,...	3
	On the Doorstep	156	...there came a steam and a dark smoke.	...there came a stream and a dark smoke...	3
	Inside Information	163.1	"...and if I may say so..."	"...and I may say so..."	2
	163.2	"...go into the secret passage first,..."	"...go into the secret passages first,..."	2
	166	...(altogether insignificant in size...)	...(although altogether insignificant in size...)	2
	168	...that they can keep half...	...that they keep half...	3
	173.1	"...the shock of my tail a thunderbolt,..."	"...the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt..."	2
	173.2	"...or keep you from much needed rest. ..." "...or keep you from your much needed rest. ..."	2
	Not at Home	180	They could not count the passing of time;...	They could not count the passing time;...	2
	183	"...against Smaug the Dreadful? ..."	"...against Smaug the dragon? ..."	4
	186.1	"Don't call my palace a nasty..." "Don't call my place a nasty..."	3
	186.2	"In the meanwhile where is he? ..."	"In the meantime where is he? ..."	2
	188	"...might have had longer warning of..."	"...might have had longer warnings of..."	2
	Fire and Water	190	...they looked seldom at it,...	...they seldom looked at it,...	2
	193.1	...shivering in the cold wind...	...shivered in the cold wind...	1
	193.2	"He may have a good head for..."	"He may have had a good head for..."	3
	193.3	"we would make him a king. ..."	"we would have made him a king. ..."	3
	193.4	...cold stones under the shadows...	...cold shores under the shadows...	4
	196	Above the borders of the forest there was whistling,...	Above the borders of the forest there was whispering,...	4
	Gathering of the Clouds	199.1	...and in making a new path that led from it...	...and in remaking the road that led from it...	4
	199.2	...were hurrying toward the Mountain.	...were hurrying towards the Mountain.	1
	202.1 That day the camp was moved to the east of the river, right between the arms of the Mountain.	That day the camp was moved and brought right between the arms of the Mountain.	4
	202.2	Some of the younger dwarves...	Some of the young dwarves...	3
	203	"...halls and towns,..."	"...halls and town,..."	1
	A Thief in the Night	207	"...feel of grass at my toes."	"...feel of grass on my toes."	2
	208.1	...and fording it in the dark...	...and finding it in the dark...	4
	208.2	...one said...	...said one...	1
	208.3	"...doesn't know me to look at. ..."	"...doesn't know me to look at me. ..."	1
	208.4	...said they...	...they said...	1
	The Clouds Burst	213	"I gave it to them."	"I gave it them."	1
	214	...nearly all of Dain's folk,...	...nearly all of Dain's folks,...	1
	216.1	"...now hidden in the rocks..."	"...now hiding in the rocks..."	2
	216.2	"...dwarves cannot pass us,..."	"...dwarves cannot press us,..."	3
	219.1	...between the arms of the Mountain,...	...between the arms of the mountains,...	3
	219.2	...right against the bodyguard of Bolg,...	...right against the bodyguards of Bolg,...	1
	222.3	...drawn in to die deep in the trackless...	...drawn in to die in the trackless...	3
	The Return Journey	223	"What voice is it that..."	"What voice is that that..."	2
	224.1	...and sat alone...	...and he sat alone...	1
	224.2	...I will tell something of events.	...I will tell you something of events.	2
	The Last Stage	230.1	...as soon as the riders...	...as soon as their riders...	1
	230.2	...welcome was made them,...	...welcome was made for them,...	1