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In J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, eats a second breakfast. In the preface to its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien mentions that hobbits prefer to eat six meals a day. In the film adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring one of the hobbits, Pippin, references second breakfast in a line of dialogue.
In Thomas Mann's book The Magic Mountain, frequent and detailed references are made to second breakfasts. Beer is served along with "cold cuts on toast". Sometimes food from the first breakfast appears again such as oatmeal and fruit. In fact, Mann refers in Magic Mountain to "third breakfasts" as well.
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