The Tolkien Reader -- J. R. R. Tolkien

<p><b>An absorbing collection of stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of <i>The Hobbit</i> and The Lord of the Rings</b> <p/>Renowned around the world as the author of <i>The Hobbit</i> and The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien was also a distinguished academic and professor whose writings and lectures expand beyond the scope of his beloved Middle-earth. From short stories of fantastical adventures to essays on imagination and the narrative form, <i>The Tolkien Reader </i>gathers some of these fascinating and hard-to-find works into one volume. <p/><b>Tree and Leaf: </b> Professor Tolkien's now-famous essay "On Fairy-stories" and the short story "Leaf by Niggle" examine and illustrate the form and treatment of fantasy narratives. <p/><b>The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son: </b> A short play inspired by <i>The Battle of Malden, </i> an Old English poem with no ending and no beginning that describes a historical tenth-century battle between the English and Viking invaders. <p/><b>Farmer Giles of Ham: </b> An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic Farmer Giles as he attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon. <p/><b>The Adventures of Tom Bombadil: </b> A delightful collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, staunch friend of the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings. <p/></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> J. R. R. Tolkien<br><b>Publisher:</b> Del Rey Books<br><b>Published:</b> 11/12/1986<br><b>Pages:</b> 272<br><b>Binding Type:</b>