Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham
| AUTHOR | Tolkien, J. R. R. |
| PUBLISHER | Del Rey Books (01/12/1986) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
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Venture into the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien with these classic fantasies that dazzle and delight.
Smith of Wootton Major "Like The Hobbit, this is first and foremost a goodtale--dense and engrossing, full of unexpectedturns. . . . It is both homely and haunting, and in its way, almost literally bewitching."--The New York Times Book Review
"A short prose meditation on the gift of fantasy, what it is, whence it comes, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it."--Paul H. Kocher, author of Master of Middle-earth Farmer Giles of Ham
This short story is a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale. When a "cunning, inquisitive, greedy, well-armored but not overly bold" dragon invades a kingdom, a most unwilling Farmer Giles is chosen to slay the dragon . . . a dragon who refuses to fight.
Smith of Wootton Major "Like The Hobbit, this is first and foremost a goodtale--dense and engrossing, full of unexpectedturns. . . . It is both homely and haunting, and in its way, almost literally bewitching."--The New York Times Book Review
"A short prose meditation on the gift of fantasy, what it is, whence it comes, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it."--Paul H. Kocher, author of Master of Middle-earth Farmer Giles of Ham
This short story is a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale. When a "cunning, inquisitive, greedy, well-armored but not overly bold" dragon invades a kingdom, a most unwilling Farmer Giles is chosen to slay the dragon . . . a dragon who refuses to fight.
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ISBN-13:
9780345336064
ISBN-10:
0345336062
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Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
160
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
4.10 x 0.50 x 6.80 inches
Weight:
0.20 pound(s)
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Price on Product
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Fantasy - Historical
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
00000000
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Two bewitching fantasies by J.R.R. Tolkien, beloved author of THE HOBBIT. In SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR, Tolkien explores the gift of fantasy, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it. And FARMER GILES OF HAM tells a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale, where a dragon who invades a town refuses to fight, and a farmer is chosen to slay him.
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Venture into the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien with these classic fantasies that dazzle and delight.
Smith of Wootton Major "Like The Hobbit, this is first and foremost a goodtale--dense and engrossing, full of unexpectedturns. . . . It is both homely and haunting, and in its way, almost literally bewitching."--The New York Times Book Review
"A short prose meditation on the gift of fantasy, what it is, whence it comes, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it."--Paul H. Kocher, author of Master of Middle-earth Farmer Giles of Ham
This short story is a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale. When a "cunning, inquisitive, greedy, well-armored but not overly bold" dragon invades a kingdom, a most unwilling Farmer Giles is chosen to slay the dragon . . . a dragon who refuses to fight.
Smith of Wootton Major "Like The Hobbit, this is first and foremost a goodtale--dense and engrossing, full of unexpectedturns. . . . It is both homely and haunting, and in its way, almost literally bewitching."--The New York Times Book Review
"A short prose meditation on the gift of fantasy, what it is, whence it comes, and what it means to the life and character of the man who receives it."--Paul H. Kocher, author of Master of Middle-earth Farmer Giles of Ham
This short story is a delightfully ribald mock-heroic tale. When a "cunning, inquisitive, greedy, well-armored but not overly bold" dragon invades a kingdom, a most unwilling Farmer Giles is chosen to slay the dragon . . . a dragon who refuses to fight.
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Author:
Tolkien, J. R. R.
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and other tales of Middle-earth, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
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