{"product_id":"the-tolkien-reader-9780345345066","title":"The Tolkien Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absorbing collection of stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned around the world as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Tolkien Reader \u003c\/i\u003egathers some of these fascinating and hard-to-find works into one volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTree and Leaf: \u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son: \u003c\/b\u003e A short play inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Malden, \u003c\/i\u003e an Old English poem with no ending and no beginning that describes a historical tenth-century battle between the English and Viking invaders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham: \u003c\/b\u003e An imaginative history of the distant past that follows the unheroic Farmer Giles as he attempts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil: \u003c\/b\u003e A delightful collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, staunch friend of the hobbits in The Lord of the Rings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.18w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345345066","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":44148527792173,"sku":"9780345345066","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_4d2b562f-c83e-4d0f-9da3-2b684d3b9a0f.jpg?v=1757226180","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-tolkien-reader-9780345345066","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}